FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GALILEO

MDR report key: 1334421 · Received March 6, 2009

Report

Report Number
1034569-2009-00065
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 6, 2009
Date of Event
February 5, 2009
Report Date
February 26, 2009
Manufacturer
IMMUCOR
Product Code
KSZ
PMA / PMN Number
BK040013
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF THE IMAGE REVEALED A REACTION IN THE A1-CELL WELL THAT APPEARED TO BE WEAKLY POSITIVE. THE ANTI-A WELL WAS NEGATIVE. REFLEXABO TESTING WAS PERFORMED WITH IN-HOUSE DONOR SAMPLES OF KNOWN ABO/RH TYPES USING RETENTION ANTI-A, LOT 101687, AND ANTI-B SERIES 3, LOT 203240, THE LOTS USED BY THE CUSTOMER, ON AN IN-HOUSE GALILEO. SOME INV WERE REPORTED DUE TO "EMPTY OR TOO DENSE WELL"; HOWEVER, ALL OTHER IN-HOUSE DONOR SAMPLES WERE INTERPRETED AS EXPECTED. NO UNEXPECTED NEGATIVES WERE OBSERVED. A SERVICE CALL WAS MADE. ISSUES WITH THE CENTRIFUGE TIMING BELT WERE OBSERVED; IT WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS WITH NO PROBLEMS OBSERVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A DONOR SAMPLE WITH A HISTORY OF BEING A POSITIVE TESTED AS O POSITIVE ON THE GALILEO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GALILEO AUTOMATED BLOOD BANK ANALYZER KSZ IMMUCOR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1