FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ADVIA CENTAUR ANTI-HBSASSAY

MDR report key: 1353767 · Received March 30, 2009

Report

Report Number
1219913-2009-00036
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 30, 2009
Date of Event
March 2, 2009
Report Date
March 20, 2009
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Product Code
LOM
PMA / PMN Number
P030029
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SIEMENS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE. EVALUATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUMENT DATA INDICATED THE SYSTEM CHECKS WERE FUNCTIONAL. THE FSE PROACTIVELY REPLACED THE HEATER COILS FOR PROBES 1 AND 3. THE CAUSE FOR THE DISCORDANT ANTI-HBS RESULTS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OPERATOR ERROR DUE TO IMPROPER HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF SAMPLES. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVAL OF THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

POSITIVE ADVIA CENTAUR ANTI-HBS RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN FOR THREE DIFFERENT PT SAMPLES. PT #1, AND PT #2 REPEAT TESTING WAS POSITIVE. PT #3 REPEAT TESTING WAS NEGATIVE. THE CUSTOMER REPEATED PT #1 AND PT #2 SAMPLES A SECOND TIME WITH INCONSISTENT RESULTS. BOTH PT #1 AND PT #2 SAMPLES WERE RESPUN AND THE REPEAT TESTING RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. THE FINAL ANTI-HBS RESULT REPORTED FOR ALL THREE PTS WERE NEGATIVE. PT TREATMENT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED OR ALTERED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE DISCORDANT ANTI-HBS RESULTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADVIA CENTAUR ANTI-HBSASSAY AHBS IMMUNOASSAY LOM SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. NA 180

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1