FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS INTEGRA 800

MDR report key: 1379720 · Received March 6, 2009

Report

Report Number
1823260-2009-01810
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 6, 2009
Date of Event
February 17, 2009
Report Date
March 6, 2009
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K951595
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SODIUM ELECTRODE AND REPLACED IT. PRECISION, CALIBRATION AND QC WERE PERFORMED TO VERIFY ANALYZER PERFORMANCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER RECEIVED LOW SODIUM RESULTS AFTER REPLACING THE ELECTRODE. TWO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE INVOLVED. BECAUSE THE ANION GAPS WERE NEGATIVE AND THE RESULTS WERE LOW, HE DID NOT REPORT THE INITIAL RESULT AND RERAN THE SAMPLES ON ANOTHER ANALYZER AND REPORTED THOSE RESULTS. INITIAL RESULTS WERE 124 AND 123 MMOL PER L, REPEAT RESULT FROM THE OTHER ANALYZER WAS 138 MMOL PER L.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 2

THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SODIUM ELECTRODE AND REPLACED IT. PRECISION, CALIBRATION AND QC WERE PERFORMED TO VERIFY ANALYZER PERFORMANCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 2

USER RECEIVED LOW SODIUM RESULTS AFTER REPLACING THE ELECTRODE. TWO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE INVOLVED. BECAUSE THE ANION GAPS WERE NEGATIVE AND THE RESULTS WERE LOW, HE DID NOT REPORT THE INITIAL RESULT AND RERAN THE SAMPLES ON ANOTHER ANALYZER AND REPORTED THOSE RESULTS. INITIAL RESULTS WERE 122, 122 AND 121 MMOL PER L, REPEAT RESULTS FROM THE OTHER ANALYZER WERE 132 AND 133 MMOL PER L.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS INTEGRA 800 CLINCIAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - JJE JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR
2 89 YR