FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACL TOP 750 CTS

MDR report key: 11097915 · Received December 30, 2020

Report

Report Number
1217183-2020-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 30, 2020
Date of Event
December 10, 2020
Report Date
December 30, 2020
Manufacturer
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
Product Code
GKP
UDI-DI
08426950784067
PMA / PMN Number
K150877
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE ACL TOP 750 CTS BY THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE BARCODE WAS NOT MISREAD DUE TO A SOFTWARE DEFECT OR INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION. THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM INDICATED THAT A BARCODE MAY BE MISREAD DUE TO HUMAN FACTORS SUCH AS WHEN A LABEL IS TWISTED/TILTED HIDING PART OF THE BARCODE OR IF THE PRINTED LABELS ARE OF POOR QUALITY. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE BARCODE WAS NOT PLACED PROPERLY AND THEREFORE WAS MISREAD WHEN PLACED ON THE SAMPLE RACK. ACL TOP FAMILY 50 SERIES OPERATOR'S MANUAL, IN CHAPTER 4 INDICATES THE PROPER PLACEMENT IN "BAR CODE LABEL PLACEMENT". NO REMEDIAL ACTION REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE COMPLAINT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE BARCODE READER ON THE ACL TOP 750 CTS INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT BARCODE READER MISREAD A PATIENT SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE SAMPLE RESULTS WERE ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER PATIENT. THE RESULTS WERE NOT TRANSMITTED TO THE LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS) AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1560671 ACL TOP 750 CTS COAGULATION ANALYZER GKP INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. 2800-55 08426950784067

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other