FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

I-STAT CTNI CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 1112787 · Received August 5, 2008

Report

Report Number
2245578-2008-00056
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 5, 2008
Date of Event
July 27, 2008
Report Date
August 5, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC.
Product Code
MMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ABBOTT HAS COMPLETED ITS TESTING OF HEPARIN LOTS FOR PRODUCTS MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR A 5-DAY MDR AS DESCRIBED IN THE FDA'S NOTICE DATED APRIL 8, 2008 [TO MANUFACTURERS AND INITIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF MEDICAL DEVICES THAT MAY CONTAIN HEPARIN OR ARE HEPARIN-COATED]. THE HEPARIN LOTS IDENTIFIED IN THE APOC MANUFACTURING PROCESS HAVE PASSED THE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) AND CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS (CE) TESTS. BECTON DICKINSON (BD) TUBE TESTING WILL COMMENCE PENDING THE APPROVAL, BY FDA, OF THE PROTOCOL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS PRODUCT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A 5-DAY MDR AS DESCRIBED IN THE FDA'S NOTICE DATED APRIL 8, 2008 [TO MANUFACTURERS AND INITIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF MEDICAL DEVICES THAT MAY CONTAIN HEPARIN OR ARE HEPARIN-COATED], AND ABBOTT IS SUBMITTING THIS 5-DAY MDR. OUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EVENT IS ONGOING AND A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR INVESTIGATION. IN 2008, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED AT 20:35 USING AN I-STAT CARDIAC TROPONIN I CARTRIDGE YIELDED A RESULT OF 1.93 NG/ML. REPEATED SAME SAMPLE AT 20:54 USING AN I-STAT CARDIAC TROPONIN I CARTRIDGE YIELDED A RESULT OF 0.01 NG/ML. NEW SAMPLE DRAWN, AND TESTED AT 00:20 THE NEXT DAY USING A I-STAT CARDIAC TROPONIN I CARTRIDGE YIELDED A RESULT OF 0.00 NG/ML. NEW SAMPLE DRAWN, AND TESTED AT 03:45 USING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT YIELDED A RESULT OF 0.01 NG/ML. BD VACUTAINER, LOT 8082221.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 I-STAT CTNI CARTRIDGE IVD MMI ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC. NA T08111B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR