inforMED
InjuryOCZ

GRASPING FORCEPS

Received Apr 15, 2020

Report 8010047-2020-02224 · MDR key 9963307

Device

Generic name

Grasping Forceps

Model number

FG-24SX-1

Lot number

UNKNOWN

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

Not reported

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  • No Code Available
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ON JULY 7, 2021, OLYMPUS CHINA SALES AND MARKETING (OCSM) COULD TOUCH WITH THE CORRESPONDING AUTHOR, DR. WEN-YAN ZHENG, AND THE FOLLOWING WAS CONFIRMED. "THERE WAS LITTLE RELEVANCE BETWEEN THE REPORTED PHENOMENON AND THE SUBJECT DEVICE."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (OMSC). OMSC COULD NOT REVIEW THE SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING RECORD BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED FROM THE FACILITY. THE MALFUNCTION OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE CONCERNING THIS CASE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. THE EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) RECEIVED A LITERATURE TITLE "RISK FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY IN LAPAROSCOPIC COMMON BILE DUCT EXPLORATION". THE LITERATURE REPORTED THE RESULT OF 644 CASES OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC COMMON BILE DUCT EXPLORATION PROCEDURES USING AN OLYMPUS MODEL CHF-V, FG-24X-1 BETWEEN 2011 AND 2017. IN THE SUBJECT PROCEDURES, 2 CASES OF "MORTALITY" AND 1 CASE OF "READMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS", 3 CASES OF "REOPERATION" REPORTEDLY OCCURRED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SUBJECT DEVICES AND THE OBSERVED REPORTED ADVERSE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF THE ACCIDENTAL SYMPTOMS KNOWN AND THE NUMBER OF OLYMPUS DEVICES USED FOR PROCEDURE, OMSC IS SUBMITTING 6 MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS. THIS IS 6 OF 6 REPORTS.