FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 1181083 · Received September 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-07246
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 29, 2008
Date of Event
September 9, 2008
Report Date
September 29, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER HAVING ISSUES WITH AMYLASE ASSAY CALIBRATION SINCE MID-AUG. AT ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER, FIVE PATIENT SAMPLES HAD DISCREPANT RESULTS WHEN REPEATED AFTER ORIGINAL RESULTS WERE QUESTIONED BY A PHYSICIAN. THREE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 1, INITIAL RESULT 778 U/L, REPEAT 101 U/L. SAMPLE 2, INITIAL RESULT 615 U/L, REPEAT 64 U/L. SAMPLE 3, INITIAL RESULT 549 U/L, REPEAT 55 U/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED. PATIENTS WERE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. USER RECALIBRATED THE ASSAY AND QC AND PATIENT RECOVERED WITHIN RANGE. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT RAN PERFORMANCE TESTS ON THE ANALYZER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER-CEM JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK