FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE

MDR report key: 1040626 · Received May 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-03865
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 7, 2008
Date of Event
April 10, 2008
Report Date
May 8, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEM
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER RECEIVED DISCREPANT TOTAL PROTEIN RESULTS. ELEVEN PT EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. PT 1, INITIAL RESULT 13.7 G.DL, REPEAT 7.3 G/DL. PT 2, INITIAL RESULT 14.3 G/DL, REPEAT 7.7 G/DL. PT 3, INITIAL RESULT 14.7 G/DL, REPEAT 3.5G/DL. PT 4, INITIAL RESULT 11.1 G/DL, REPEAT 0.5 G/DL. PT5, INITIAL RESULT 10.8 G/DL, REPEAT 6.4 G/DL. PT 6, INITIAL RESULT: 12.5 G/DL, REPEAT 6.9 G/DL. PT 7, INITIAL RESULT 14.0 G/DL, REPEAT 3.8 G/DL. PT 8, INITIAL RESULT: 14.4 G/DL. REPEAT 7.8 G/DL. PT 9, INITIAL RESULT 14.2 G/DL, REPEAT 7.7 G/DL. PT 10, INITIAL RESULT: 10.6 G/DL, REPEAT 6.1 G/DL. PT 11, INITIAL RESULT: 14.7 G/DL, REPEAT: 4.4 G/DL. NO INFO PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF RESULTS WERE USED TO GUIDE THERAPY. THE FIELD SERVICE REP FOUND THE REAGENT PROBE AND RINSE MECHANISM WERE DIRTY AND THE REAGENT PROBE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HE ALSO NOTED THE US MIXERS WERE NOT SET TO RIGHT FREQUENCY. HE DECONTAMINATED AND ALIGNED THE SAMPLE PROBE, CLEANED THE RINSE MECHANISM, AND SET THE MIXERS TO THE CORRECT FREQUENCY. PERFORMANCE TESTS PERFORMED WHICH WERE WITHIN SPEC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - CEM CEM ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS C501

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK