THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION/INVESTIGATION. THEREFORE, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE USER'S EXPERIENCE AND THE REPORTED PHENOMENON COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AND IS BEING JUDGED AS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, IF THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE IS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION/INVESTIGATION OR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.
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Patient 1
OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING INSPECTION PRIOR TO AN UNSPECIFIED CYSTOSCOPY PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ALBARRAN LEVER AT THE DISTAL END OF THE WORKING INSERT COULD NOT BE RAISED AND THAT ITS FIXING PIN WAS MISSING. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED AND WHETHER THE FIXING PIN POSSIBLY FELL OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT DURING A PREVIOUS PROCEDURE. SINCE THIS DAMAGE WAS DETECTED PRIOR TO USE, THE INTENDED CYSTOSCOPY PROCEDURE WAS CANCELED. THERE WAS NO REPORT ABOUT AN ADVERSE EVENT OR PATIENT INJURY.