GALILEO
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
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.
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 |