FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1556833 · Received November 19, 2009

Report

Report Number
1319681-2009-00369
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 19, 2009
Date of Event
October 16, 2009
Report Date
October 21, 2009
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SN
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD OBSERVED BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY BIASED QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS FOR MULTIPLE MICROWELL ASSAYS ON THE VITROS 5600 SYSTEM. OCD FIELD SERVICE INVESTIGATED AND RE-CALIBRATED THE MICROWELL SUBSYSTEM LUMINOMETER. FOLLOWING THE SERVICE ACTIVITY, ACCEPTABLE QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FOR ALL MICROWELL ASSAYS. THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE OF THE BIASED VITROS CKMB, MYOGLOBIN, AND TOTAL BHCG II QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS IS INSTRUMENT RELATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED LOWER THAN EXPECTED RESULTS FOR QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES PROCESSED USING VITROS CKMB, MYOGLOBIN, AND TOTAL BHCG II REAGENTS ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN 2009. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED, IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR ON PT SAMPLES, MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. PT RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED WHILE QUALITY CONTROL WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS OF HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM CHEMISTRY SYSTEM JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1