FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ACTIN FSL

MDR report key: 1204984 · Received October 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
9610806-2008-00004
Event Type
Other
Date Received
October 20, 2008
Date of Event
October 3, 2008
Report Date
October 3, 2008
Manufacturer
DADE BEHRING GMBH
Product Code
JPA
PMA / PMN Number
K863594
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF THE INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUMENT DATA INDICATE THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE FALSELY DEPRESSED APTT RESULT WAS USER ERROR. RESULTS WITH ERR 128, ERE 18 SHOULD NOT BE REPORTED. THE CA SERIES MEASUREMENT EVALUATION AND CHECKING METHODS (FOR CUSTOMER USE) (STATES: DO NOT REPORT ANY RESULTS WITH AN "EARLY REACTION ERROR" WITHOUT REVIEWING THE CURVE. ONLY ERE CODE 1 (CA-1500 OR CA-7000) OR ERE CODE 4 MAY BE REPORTED AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE REACTION CURVE. AN APTT RESULT <20 SECONDS SHOULD NOT BE REPORTED. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A FALSELY DEPRESSED APTT RESULT WAS OBTAINED ON A PATIENT SAMPLE. THE RESULT WAS REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN. THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WAS RETESTED AND HIGHER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A BOLUS OF HEPARIN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF THE FALSELY DEPRESSED APTT RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACTIN FSL APTT REAGENT JPA DADE BEHRING GMBH NA 537314

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1