FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORTHO PROVUE

MDR report key: 1067571 · Received June 26, 2008

Report

Report Number
1056600-2008-00213
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 26, 2008
Date of Event
June 3, 2008
Report Date
June 26, 2006
Manufacturer
MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED. PRODUCT VIGILANCE REVIEWED A FAXED COPY OF THE PROVUE BATCH-LISTING REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE CUSTOMER, AND VERIFIED THAT THE PROVUE INTERPRETED A MIXED FIELD RESULT AS 2+. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE RUN WAS PERFORMED IN 2008 AND THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE COMPLAINT TO OCD AT ABOUT 65 DAYS LATER. THE CUSTOMER HAD ALREADY REPEATED THE SURVEY SAMPLE ON THE ANALYZER AND OBTAINED ACCEPTABLE (NRD WITH 'DP', MIXED FIELD) RESULTS PRIOR TO FILING THE COMPLAINT. THEREFORE, SERVICE WAS NOT ORDERED. THIS CUSTOMER HAS NOT LOGGED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS ANALYZER SINCE THE INCIDENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE ORTHO PROVUE ANALYZER INTERPRETED A MIXED FIELD / "DP" (DUAL POPULATION) QMBLS SURVEY SAMPLE AS 2+ IN THE ANTI-A MICROTUBE. AN INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED MIXED FIELD REACTION CAN LEAD TO MISCLASSIFICATION OF BLOOD TYPE AND POSSIBLE TRANSFUSION OF INCOMPATIBLE BLOOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ORTHO PROVUE AUTOMATED BLOOD GROUPING & ANTIBODY TEST SYST KSZ MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1