FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHBR SLIDES

MDR report key: 1070017 · Received July 2, 2008

Report

Report Number
1319809-2008-00209
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2008
Date of Event
May 7, 2008
Report Date
June 6, 2008
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DIP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE VITROS 5,1 AND THE PHBR REAGENT WERE OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THE BIASED PHBR PROFICIENCY RESULTS WERE DUE TO USER ERROR AS THE OPERATOR DID NOT APPROPRIATELY VERIFY THE IN-USE CALIBRATION PRIOR TO PROCESSING SAMPLES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CALIBRATED PHBR AND OBTAINED NEGATIVELY BIASED PHBR PROFICIENCY SAMPLE RESULTS ON THEIR VITROS 5, 1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHBR SLIDES IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC DIP ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA 2527-0039-8896

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1