FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INRATIO

MDR report key: 1532889 · Received October 30, 2009

Report

Report Number
2027969-2009-00988
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 30, 2009
Date of Event
October 8, 2009
Report Date
October 30, 2009
Manufacturer
BIOSITE INCORPORATED
Product Code
JPA
PMA / PMN Number
021923
Removal / Correction Number
NI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: INRATIO: 3.5, REF: 2.5, MEAN: 3.00, CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 1.8-4.2. TIME OF TEST BETWEEN INRATIO AND LAB OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY. HOWEVER, THREE HOURS IS CONSIDERED A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN TWO READINGS IN ORDER FOR THE COMPARISON TO BE VALID. MEAN CALCULATION FROM COMPARISON TEST DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER REVEALED THAT 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. APPLYING TWO DROPS OF SAMPLING DURING TESTING COULD CAUSE A HIGHER INR VALUE. METER AND STRIPS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. FURTHER TESTING IS NOR REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. AS OF 10/19/2009, TWELVE DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #213040 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. ONGOING TRENDING SHALL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED TA THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B) (6) 2009, INRATIO: 3.5, LAB: 2.5.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST JPA BIOSITE INCORPORATED 0100139 213040A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI