THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. TO PREVENT INJURY TO THE PATIENT, THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL WARNS NOT TO ADVANCE THE DEVICE IF RESISTANCE IS FELT OR THE DILATOR IS MISSING. THE PLACEMENT OF THE DILATOR/SHEATH ASSEMBLY MUST ALSO BE CONFIRMED VIA FLUOROSCOPY. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ALSO SPECIFIES COMPATIBLE GUIDEWIRE DIMENSIONS, AND ALSO CONTAINS PRE-PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS TO INSPECT THE DEVICE FOR DAMAGE BEFORE USE.
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OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF A URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE INNER DILATOR TIP OF THE DEVICE FELL OFF INTO THE PATIENT WHILE THE DEVICE WAS BEING ADVANCED INTO THE URETER OVER A GUIDEWIRE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING ADVANCEMENT OF THE DEVICE, RESISTANCE WAS FELT, AND X-RAY CONFIRMED THAT THE FALLEN OFF TIP WAS NO LONGER IN THE URETER. THE FALLEN OFF DEVICE TIP WAS FLUSHED OUT OF THE BLADDER WITH AN ELLIK DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A MILD DEGREE OF TISSUE TRAUMA DUE TO THE EVENT. THE STENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL PROCEDURE WAS LEFT IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE TISSUE TRAUMA. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER SIMILAR DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY DOING WELL.