FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANALYTICAL P MODULE

MDR report key: 1030603 · Received April 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-03284
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 16, 2008
Date of Event
March 23, 2008
Report Date
April 16, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACCOUNT EXPERIENCING GETTING LOW PATIENT BICARBONATE (CO2) RESULTS, WHICH ARE HIGHER WHEN REPEATED. ONLY THE FOLLOWING TWO PATIENT EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED: PATIENT 1, INITIAL CO2 GAVE 11 MMOL/L. SAMPLE REPEATED TWICE GIVING 20 AND 23 MMOL/L. NO INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF RESULTS WERE USED TO GUIDE THERAPY. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCIES TO BE DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE INTERNAL WATER SYSTEM, AND DECONTAMINATED SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 2

ACCOUNT EXPERIENCING GETTING LOW PATIENT BICARBONATE (CO2) RESULTS, WHICH ARE HIGHER WHEN REPEATED. ONLY THE FOLLOWING TWO PATIENT EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. PATIENT 2: OCCURRED IN 2008, INITIAL CO2 GAVE 12 MMOL/L; REPEAT GAVE 26 MMOL/L. NO INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF RESULTS WERE USED TO GUIDE THERAPY. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCIES TO BE DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE INTERNAL WATER SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANALYTICAL P MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - JJE JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS P MODULE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR
2 67 YR