inforMED
InjuryFAM

OLYMPUS SIGMOIDOSCOPE

Received Oct 27, 2003 · Event occurred May 1, 2003

Report 497185 · MDR key 497185

Device

Generic name

Sigmoidoscope

Manufacturer

Olympus

Model number

*

Catalog number

*

Lot number

SN 2723366

Product problems

  • Partial Blockage
  • Difficult To Position

Patient

34 YR

  • Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CHANNEL FOR AIR AND WATER BLOCKED ON SIGMOIDOSCOPE. THE SCOPE WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM. IT HAD BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE SURGEON TO PLACE TO BEGIN WITH DUE TO THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY WHICH IS WHY HE DID NOT WANT TO SWITCH SCOPES WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A SGMOIDOSCOPE AND NOT A GASTROSCOPE. THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.