INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2009-00343
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 20, 2009
- Date of Event
- April 22, 2009
- Report Date
- May 20, 2009
- Manufacturer
- BIOSITE, INC.
- Product Code
- JPA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NO INFORMATION
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: DATE: 2009; INRATIO: 3.8; LAB: 2.5; MEAN: 3.15; CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 1.9-4.6. DATE: SAME DAY; INRATIO: 3.4; LAB: 2.8; MEAN: 3.10; CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 1.9-4.6. THE MEAN OF THE INRATIO METER AND COMPARATIVE SYSTEM INR WERE CALCULATED. BOTH INRATIO AND LAB VALUES ARE WITHIN THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS FOR INR TESTING. THE RESULTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DISCREPANT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. FUNCTIONAL TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED. THIS FAILURE MODE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED TO DETERMINE IF FUTURE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS WARRANTED. AS OF THE FOLLOWING DAY, 25 DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED FOR LOT #080584 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.005%. DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLDS MONITORED BY QA FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (>0.07%) NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. ON GOING TRENDING SHALL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS WITH INRATIO METERS VERSUS LAB. PT 1: INRATIO: 3.8; LAB: 2.5. PT 2: INRATIO: 3.4; LAB: 2.8. RESULTS ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT PTS. NO REPEAT TEST WAS PERFORMED. BLOOD FOR LAB WAS DRAWN WITHIN 10 MINS OF INRATIO TESTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | JPA | BIOSITE, INC. | 0100139 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |