FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 1421843 · Received April 27, 2009

Report

Report Number
1823260-2009-02996
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 27, 2009
Date of Event
January 5, 2009
Report Date
April 27, 2009
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DAP
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER RECEIVED DISCREPANT D-DIMER RESULTS FOR 3 PATIENT SAMPLES WHICH WERE TESTED ON TWO DIFFERENT METHODS. THE SAMPLES WERE RUN ON THE TRIAGE D-DIMER BY BIOSITE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT THE SITE AND BY THE ROCHE D-DIMER RUN ON THE COBAS C501 IN THE CORE LABORATORY. SAMPLE 1 TRIAGE RESULT WAS LESS THAN 100-NEGATIVE, AND THE ROCHE D-DIMER RESULT WAS 3798 NG PER ML. SAMPLE 2 FROM 3-9-09, TRIAGE RESULT WAS LESS THAN 100-NEGATIVE AND THE ROCHE D-DIMER RESULT WAS 908 NG PER ML. SAMPLE 3 FROM 2009, TRIAGE RESULT WAS 101-NEGATIVE AND THE ROCHE D-DIMER RESULT WAS 4384 NG PER ML. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED. THE USER STATED THE PATIENTS WERE NOT TREATED BASED ON THE RESULTS. THE USER STATED HE DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS AN INSTRUMENT ISSUE, BUT POSSIBLY AN INTERFERANT. HE DID NOT WANT A FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE VISIT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - CEM DAP ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK