INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2009-00349
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 21, 2009
- Date of Event
- April 23, 2009
- Report Date
- May 21, 2009
- Manufacturer
- BIOSITE INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- JPA
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NO INFORMATION
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULT (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: TEST 1; METER: 4.2; LAB: 3.1; MEAN: 3.65; CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 2.2-5.3. CALLER REPORTED THAT THE LAB TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE SAME DAY AS THE METER TEST. TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN BOTH TESTS WAS NOT GIVEN. IF THE TIME ELAPSED EXCEEDS 3 HOURS; THEN THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE DISCREPANCIES ARE DUE TO CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF THE PT. THE MEAN OF THE INRATIO METER AND COMPARATIVE SYSTEM INR WERE CALCULATED. THE INR 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. PRODUCT TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED. DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL. FURTHER TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. PRODUCT DEFICIENCY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. THIS FAILURE MODE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED TO DETERMINE IF FUTURE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS WARRANTED. AS OF DATE, 10 DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED FOR LOT# 080818 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.003%. 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 VERSUS LAB. INRATIO: 4.2; LAB: 3.1. CALLER STATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY HEPARIN, LMWH OR OTHER MEDICATION CHANGES. NOR ANY CHANGE IN DIET, AND NO SYMPTOMS OF BLEEDING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | JPA | BIOSITE INCORPORATED | 0100071 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |