FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS ECI Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1010172 · Received March 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
1319681-2008-00065
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 7, 2008
Date of Event
February 6, 2008
Report Date
February 12, 2008
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT'S INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT A PARTIAL OCCLUSION OF THE REAGENT METERING PROBE, THAT COULD IMPACT DELIVERY OF THE REAGENT FLUID, OCCURRED. THE OCD FIELD ENGINEER REPLACED THE REAGENT METERING PROBE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS A PARTIALLY OCCLUDED REAGENT METERING PROBE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED AN ANALYZER CONDITION CODE INDICATING THAT THE INSTRUMENT'S REAGENT METERING SUBSYSTEM WAS NOT PERFORMING OPTIMALLY. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, ERRONEOUS RESULTS COULD BE OBTAINED WHICH COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS ECI Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1