BD KIESTRA¿ INOQULA+¿ TLA
Report
- Report Number
- 3010141591-2022-00002
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 28, 2022
- Date of Event
- February 7, 2022
- Report Date
- January 31, 2023
- Manufacturer
- BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION
- Product Code
- JTC
- UDI-DI
- 00382904472139
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: NA. A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.
H.6 INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(4). BD TECHNICAL SERVICES STARTED THE INVESTIGATION. BY THE REVIEW OF LOG FILES, ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. AFFECTED DISHES WERE TRACKED FROM THE MOMENT OF CREATION AT THE BARCODA, INOCULATION AT THE INOQULA, AND INCUBATION/IMAGING AT THE READA COMPACT. ALL OF THESE PROCESSES OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ANY DELAY OR HUMAN INTERVENTION. INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT POSITIVE DISPENSE VERIFICATION (PDV) WAS ACTIVATED FOR ALL OF THE ORIGINAL DISHES, CONFIRMING THAT ACTUAL INOCULUM WAS PIPETTED ONTO THE DISHES. THERE WAS NO OBSERVATION OF BD INSTRUMENT ERRORS AS INSTRUMENT WAS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT IMPACT. COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. NO NEW TRENDS, RISKS, OR HAZARDS WERE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT. DESIGN HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT WAS EVALUATED VIA OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE H.10.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD KIESTRA¿ INOQULA+¿ TLA PRODUCED FALSE POSITIVES ON TWO CULTURES PROCESSED THROUGH FA MODE, WITH ONE SAMPLE SHOWING 4+ GROWTH ON CNA, AND THE OTHER SHOWING 4+ GROWTH ON CHOCOLATE. HOWEVER, NO OTHER DISHES INOCULATED WITH THE SAMPLE SHOWED GROWTH. GRAM STAINS WERE DONE, PRODUCING NOS THE FIRST TIME, AND HEAVY GROWTH OF GNB THE NEXT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO CLINICIANS, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "CUSTOMER REPORTED ERRONEOUS RESULTS ON TWO CULTURES THAT WERE PROCESSED THROUGH FA MODE ON THE INOQULA. ON BOTH SAMPLES, THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CNA BUT NO GROWTH ON ANY OF THE OTHER DISHES THAT WERE INOCULATED WITH THE SAMPLE. SAMPLES WERE: (B)(6)." "CORRECTION: ON SAMPLE (B)(6) THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CNA. ON SAMPLE (B)(6) THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CHOCOLATE." "THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HAD A CULTURE THAT ONLY GREW RARE GNB ON ONE OF THE PLATES. WHEN WE RESET UP THE CULTURE, IS WAS HEAVY GROWTH OF GNB. THE GRAM STAIN ALSO WAS NOS THE FIRST TIME. RESET UP OF THE GRAM STAIN WAS GNB. THE SLIDE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FA MODE."
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD KIESTRA¿ INOQULA+¿ TLA PRODUCED FALSE POSITIVES ON TWO CULTURES PROCESSED THROUGH FA MODE, WITH ONE SAMPLE SHOWING 4+ GROWTH ON CNA, AND THE OTHER SHOWING 4+ GROWTH ON CHOCOLATE. HOWEVER, NO OTHER DISHES INOCULATED WITH THE SAMPLE SHOWED GROWTH. GRAM STAINS WERE DONE, PRODUCING NOS THE FIRST TIME, AND HEAVY GROWTH OF GNB THE NEXT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO CLINICIANS, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "CUSTOMER REPORTED ERRONEOUS RESULTS ON TWO CULTURES THAT WERE PROCESSED THROUGH FA MODE ON THE INOQULA. ON BOTH SAMPLES, THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CNA BUT NO GROWTH ON ANY OF THE OTHER DISHES THAT WERE INOCULATED WITH THE SAMPLE. SAMPLES WERE: (B)(6) "CORRECTION: ON SAMPLE (B)(6) THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CNA. ON SAMPLE 1036183433 THERE WAS 4+ GROWTH ON CHOCOLATE." "THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HAD A CULTURE THAT ONLY GREW RARE GNB ON ONE OF THE PLATES. WHEN WE RESET UP THE CULTURE, IS WAS HEAVY GROWTH OF GNB. THE GRAM STAIN ALSO WAS NOS THE FIRST TIME. RESET UP OF THE GRAM STAIN WAS GNB. THE SLIDE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FA MODE."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820436 | BD KIESTRA¿ INOQULA+¿ TLA | MICROBIAL SPECIMEN INOCULATION/STREAKING INSTRUMENT | JTC | BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION | 447213 | NA | 00382904472139 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |