FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 1191558 · Received September 26, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-07210
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 26, 2008
Date of Event
August 29, 2008
Report Date
September 26, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEM
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER RECEIVING DISCREPANT RESULT FOR SODIUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES AFFECTED IS UNKNOWN. FIVE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 1, INITIAL RESULT 132 MMOL/L, REPEAT 139 MMOL/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE ISSUE BY THE DOCTOR QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. USER STATES SHE DOES NOT THINK ANY PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 2

USER RECEIVING DISCREPANT RESULT FOR SODIUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES AFFECTED IS UNKNOWN. FIVE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 2, INITIAL RESULT 132 MMOL/L, REPEAT 139 MMOL/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE ISSUE BY THE DOCTOR QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. USER STATES SHE DOES NOT THINK ANY PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 3

USER RECEIVING DISCREPANT RESULT FOR SODIUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES AFFECTED IS UNKNOWN. FIVE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 3, INITIAL RESULT 128 MMOL/L, REPEAT 134 MMOL/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE ISSUE BY THE DOCTOR QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. USER STATES SHE DOES NOT THINK ANY PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 4

USER RECEIVING DISCREPANT RESULT FOR SODIUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES AFFECTED IS UNKNOWN. FIVE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 4, INITIAL RESULT 134 MMOL/L, REPEAT 141 MMOL/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE ISSUE BY THE DOCTOR QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. USER STATES SHE DOES NOT THINK ANY PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION, AND PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 5

USER RECEIVING DISCREPANT RESULT FOR SODIUM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES AFFECTED IS UNKNOWN. FIVE EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. SAMPLE 5, INITIAL RESULT 130 MMOL/L, REPEAT 136 MMOL/L. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE ISSUE BY THE DOCTOR QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. USER STATES SHE DOES NOT THINK ANY PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR
2 56 YR
3 39 YR
4 61 YR
5 45 YR