FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ADVIA CENTAUR CEA AND BR ASSAY

MDR report key: 1067342 · Received June 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
1219913-2008-00050
Event Type
Other
Date Received
June 27, 2008
Date of Event
April 30, 2008
Report Date
June 3, 2008
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Product Code
DHX
PMA / PMN Number
K981478
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SIEMENS FIELD SVC ENGINEER (FSE) WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE. THE FSE CLEANED ALL PROBES AND PERFORMED DISPENSE TESTS TO VERIFY SYS OPERATION. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE FSE ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS USING THE INCORRECT RANGES FOR THEIR BR QC AND THE ASSAY CALIBRATORS WERE NOT RECONSTITUTED PROPERLY. NO FURTHER EVALUATION FOR THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED. ADD'L 510K # FOR BR IS K982680. ADDITIONAL CATALOG# IS: 02419937.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ELEVATED ADVIA CENTAUR CEA AND BR (CA 27.29) RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN, WHO QUESTIONED THEM AND HAD THEM RETESTED. UPON RETEST, CORRECTED REPORTS FOR THE CEA AND BR RESULTS WERE GENERATED. PT TREATMENT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED OR ALTERED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THESE DISCREPANT CEA AND BR ASSAY RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADVIA CENTAUR CEA AND BR ASSAY CEA AND BR ASSAYS DHX SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1