FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CELL-DYN 4000 110V

MDR report key: 1022520 · Received March 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
2919069-2008-00477
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 24, 2008
Date of Event
February 28, 2008
Report Date
February 28, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K961439
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(INVESTIGATION PENDING). THIS IS AN INITIAL REPORT. AN INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ACCOUNT NOTICED WBC IMPRECISION WITH THE CELL-DYN 4000 ANALYZER. ONE PT GENERATED A WBC = 3000/UL BUT WHEN THE SPECIMEN WAS TESTED ON ANOTHER ANALYZER THE WBC = 9000 (NO UNITS OF MEASUREMENT WERE GIVEN). THE WBC = 3000/UL WAS NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LAB. THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WBC IMPRECISION HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 HOURS AND ABOUT 50 PT SPECIMENS WERE REPORTED WITH INACCURATE RESULTS. THE 50 SPECIMENTS WERE RERUN AND THE REPORTS WERE CORRECTED. NO SPECIFIC PT INFO OR DATA IS AVAILABLE. NO IMPACT TO PT MGMT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CELL-DYN 4000 110V AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER GKZ ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI