Inspection Before Each Patient Procedure; Annual Inspection - Olympus EVIS EXERA II Operation Manual

Chapter 6 Inspection Schedule Related to Forceps Elevator
6.2

Inspection before each patient procedure

6.3

Annual inspection

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Inspect the forceps elevator and elevator recess while raising and lowering the
forceps elevator to confirm that there is not any foreign materials, such as debris
and fluids, but not limited to, according to the Step 4 of "Inspection of the
endoscope" in Section 3.2, "Inspection of the endoscope" in the "OPERATION
MANUAL". If residual foreign materials such as debris and fluids are observed,
do not use the endoscope, confirm if there is no deviation in cleaning and
reprocessing procedure from the protocol given in the "REPROCESSING
MANUAL", take corrective action(s) if necessary, and perform reprocessing
again according to the "REPROCESSING MANUAL".
If residual foreign materials such as debris is still observed after the repeated
reprocessing, do not use the endoscope, and send it to Olympus for repair.
Use of an endoscope with residual foreign materials for a
patient procedure may pose an infection control risk.
Send the endoscope to Olympus for inspection of the forceps elevator by
Olympus once a year.
Contact Olympus for any questions regarding annual inspection.
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