FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORTHO PROVUE

MDR report key: 1231003 · Received October 28, 2008

Report

Report Number
1056600-2008-00324
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 28, 2008
Date of Event
October 7, 2008
Report Date
October 28, 2008
Manufacturer
MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN OCD FIELD ENGINEER WENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE AND DETERMINED THE WASH STATION WAS CRACKED. REPLACEMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS HAS RETURNED THE INSTRUMENT TO EXPECTED OPERATION. THIS CUSTOMER HAS NOT LOGGED ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS ANALYZER SINCE THIS INCIDENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE WASH STATION IN THE ROBOTIC HANDLER AND THE PROBE DRIPPED FLUID ON THE ORTHO PROVUE ANALYZER. TESTING WAS ABORTED. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED. PROBE DRIP MAY LEAD TO DILUTION OF SAMPLE/REAGENT, CARRY OVER AND/OR CROSS CONTAMINATION AND ERRONEOUS RESULTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO TRANSFUSION OF INCOMPATIBLE BLOOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ORTHO PROVUE AUTOMATED BLOOD GROUPING & ANTIBODY TEST SYSTEM KSZ MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1