FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
VITROS 5, 1 CHEMISTRY SYSTEM
MDR report key: 1203387
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Received October 14, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1319681-2008-00308
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 14, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 17, 2008
- Report Date
- October 18, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- JJE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EVENT CONCLUDED THAT IMPRECISE PHYT RESULTS WERE OCCURRING. AN OCD FIELD ENGINEER INVESTIGATED AND MADE REPAIRS TO THE IMMUNOWASH FLUID MODULE. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS INSTRUMENT RELATED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER OBSERVED NEGATIVELY BIASED QUALITY CONTROL PHYT RESULTS WHILE USING THE VITROS 5, 1 ANALYZER. PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED WHILE QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE UNACCEPTABLE. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. COMPLAINT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VITROS 5, 1 CHEMISTRY SYSTEM | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | JJE | ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |