FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORTHO PROVUE

MDR report key: 1241615 · Received November 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
1056600-2008-00337
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 19, 2008
Date of Event
October 27, 2008
Report Date
November 19, 2008
Manufacturer
MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN OCD FIELD ENGINEER ARRIVED ON SITE AND FOUND THE WASH STATION WAS CRACKED. REPLACEMENT OF THE WASH STATION AND PROBE HAS RETURNED THE ANALYZER TO EXPECTED OPERATION. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE REAGENTS BECAME CONTAMINATED. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT OBSERVE ANY PROBE ISSUES. THIS CUSTOMER HAS NOT LOGGED ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS ANALYZER SINCE THIS INCIDENT. INCIDENT IS ISOLATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED A FALSE POSITIVE TEST INTERPRETATION WHILE PERFORMING ANTIBODY SCREEN TESTING ON THE ORTHO PROVUE ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THE REAGENTS ON BOARD THE INSTRUMENT WERE CONTAMINATED. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1