ANALYTICAL D MODULE
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2009-04697
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 6, 2009
- Date of Event
- June 4, 2009
- Report Date
- July 6, 2009
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K953239
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE FIELD SERVICE REP DETERMINED THERE WAS CONTAMINATION AND DECONTAMINATED THE REAGENT LINE CHANNEL FOR BICARBONATE. HE ALSO FOUND THE REAGENT RINSE STATION WAS NOT DISPENSING THE RINSE, THE STIR RINSE WAS LOW AND THE RINSE BATH WAS DIRTY. HE ALSO FOUND THE MSV WAS WORN AND DIRTY AND THE HITERGENT WAS YELLOW IN COLOR. HE ADJUSTED THE RINSE STIR AND REAGENT NOZZLES, CLEANED THE GENERAL AREA, CLEANED THE MSV AND REPLACED THE HITERGENT BOTTLE AND PRIMED THE REAGENT. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER PERFORMANCE, CALIBRATION AND QC WERE PERFORMED WITH ALL RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. (B) (6).
THE USER HAD NOTED A DRIFT IN QC VALUES FOR BICARBONATE SINCE (B) (6) 2009. HE ALSO STATED DOCTORS DID NOT BELIEVE THE BICARBONATE RESULTS GENERATED FROM MULTIPLE D MODULES AT THIS SITE AND EXPERIENCED LOW RESULTS FOR THEIR PTS. THE PTS WERE REDRAWN AND THE NEW SAMPLE WAS RUN AT ANOTHER FACILITY WHERE THE BICARBONATE RESULTS WOULD BE NORMAL. THE USER DID NOT SUPPLY INFO AS TO WHAT RESULTS THE DOCTOR CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL. THE USER COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY PT BICARBONATE RESULTS AND STATED THAT MULTIPLE RESULTS WERE QUESTIONED AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH D MODULE PRODUCED THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. IT IS UNK IF ANY PTS WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DUE TO THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANALYTICAL D MODULE | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - JJE | JJE | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |