VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS INTACT PTH REAGENT PACK
Report
- Report Number
- 3007111389-2022-00169
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 25, 2022
- Date of Event
- September 27, 2022
- Report Date
- December 1, 2022
- Manufacturer
- ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- CEW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WAS CREATED TO UPDATE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS IPTH RESULTS. ORTHO'S INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE STEMS FROM A RAW MATERIAL USED IN THE AFFECTED LOTS. A COMMUNICATION (CL2022-275) WAS SENT ON 17 NOVEMBER 2022 TO ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED VITROS IPTH REAGENT PACK WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. THE COMMUNICATION INFORMED CUSTOMERS THAT WHEN PERFORMING PATIENT SAMPLE TESTING USING THE AFFECTED IPTH LOTS (1610, 1621, 1630, 1640, 1645, 1650, 1670), CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE AN AVERAGE NEGATIVE BIAS OF APPROXIMATELY -12%. IN ADDITION, A VARIABLE NEGATIVE SHIFT IN PERFORMANCE WAS ALSO CONFIRMED USING BIORAD LIQUICHECK/LYPHOCHECK SPECIALTY IMMUNOASSAY CONTROLS AND THERMO SCIENTIFIC MAS OMNI IMMUNE IMMUNOASSAY CONTROLS WHEN COMPARED TO THEIR PUBLISHED ASSIGNED VALUES. ORTHO HAS ASSIGNED NEW MEAN AND SD VALUES FOR AVAILABLE BIORAD AND THERMO FISHER CONTROL LOTS FOR USE SPECIFICALLY WITH THE AFFECTED LOTS LISTED IN THE COMMUNICATION. THE FDA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE ON 17 NOVEMBER 2022. PLEASE REFER TO REPORT #3007111389-11/17/2022-001-C.
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A LOWER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS INTACT PTH (IPTH) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WHEN NON-VITROS BIORAD QUALITY CONTROL (QC) FLUIDS WERE PROCESSED USING VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOT 1605 AND LOT 1621 WHEN TESTED ON A VITROS XT7600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. A DEFINITIVE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, A VITROS IPTH PERFORMANCE ISSUE CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVENT AS ACCEPTABLE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE SAME QC FLUIDS USING AN ALTERNATE LOT OF VITROS IPTH. AN INSTRUMENT RELATED PERFORMANCE ISSUE DID NOT LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT AS THE CUSTOMER GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION AND ACCEPTABLE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED USING ALTERNATE VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOTS WITHOUT PERFORMING ANY ACTIONS TO THE VITROS XT7600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. ORTHO HAS INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION FOR LOWER THAN EXPECTED RESULTS OBTAINED FROM MULTIPLE VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOTS TESTED ON MULTIPLE VITROS INSTRUMENT PLATFORMS. EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONTACT OFFICE ABOVE IS (B)(6).
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WAS CREATED TO UPDATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS IPTH RESULTS. IN ADDITION, THE IPTH ISSUE WAS REPORTED AS A CLASS II RECALL AND A COMMUNICATION WAS SENT TO CUSTOMERS. CORRECTION FOR COUNTRY IN FIELD E1. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER TWO OF TWO SUPPLEMENTAL MDRS FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. HOWEVER, DEVICE ONE FOR THIS EVENT WAS FOR A IPTH LOT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, AND THEREFORE NO SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR DEVICE ONE FOR THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (ORTHO) COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED THE ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS (ORTHO) TECHNICAL SOLUTION CENTER (TSC) TO REPORT A LOWER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS INTACT PTH (IPTH) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WHEN NON-VITROS BIORAD QUALITY CONTROL (QC) FLUIDS WERE PROCESSED USING VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOT 1605 AND LOT 1621 WHEN TESTED ON A VITROS XT7600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOT 1605: BIORAD LEVEL 2 LOT 64950 RESULT OF 321.7 PG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF 246.5 PG/ML VITROS IPTH REAGENT LOT 1621: BIORAD LEVEL 1 LOT 64950 RESULTS OF 20.25, 20.11, 19.47, 19.43, 18.59, 19.30, 18.89, 19.08, 19.62, 19.43, 19.69, 19.57 AND 19.98 PG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF 31.9 PG/ML BIORAD LEVEL 2 LOT 64950 RESULTS OF 168.0, 167.2, 168.5, 168.9, 170.6, 171.5, 171.4, 169.0, 170.2, 167.1, 168.0 AND 170.4 PG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF 246.5 PG/ML BIORAD LEVEL 3 LOT 64950 RESULTS OF 420.6, 426.8, 415.5, 428.0, 429.6, 451.3, 410.3, 401.7, 413.6, 415.9 AND 409.9 PG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF 655.5 PG/ML BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED ON PATIENT SAMPLES. THE LOWER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS IPTH RESULTS OBTAINED WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED ALLEGATION OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER TWO OF TWO MDR¿S FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (ORTHO) COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2743265 | VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS INTACT PTH REAGENT PACK | IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTICS | CEW | ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS | 1621 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | N/A. |