FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS E411 DISK SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1580792 · Received December 8, 2009

Report

Report Number
1823260-2009-08267
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 8, 2009
Date of Event
November 14, 2009
Report Date
December 8, 2009
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K961481
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

VERIFIED THE SAMPLING POSITION NOW LOOKS CENTRAL WHEN SAMPLING BD 10CM BY 13MM SAMPLE TUBES. THE SAME PATIENT SAMPLE WAS RERUN FROM THE PRIMARY TUBE GIVING 1000 ACCOMPANIED BY A GREATER THAN TEST DATA FLAG. UNITS OF MEASURE NOT PROVIDED. THIS RESULT CORRELATES WITH THE PREVIOUS REPEAT RESULTS RUN IN SAMPLE CUPS ON (B) (6) 2009. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS A LESS THAN TEST HCG RESULT RUN FROM THE PRIMARY TUBE COLLECTED FROM AN ER PATIENT. THE PATIENT QUESTIONED THE REPORTED RESULT, AS THE PATIENT BELIEVED HERSELF TO BE PREGNANT. THE SAMPLE WAS SENT TO ANOTHER FACILITY TO BE TESTED ON A DIFFERENT ANALYZER WHICH GAVE 21000 - ANALYZER USED, DATE OF TESTING AND UNITS OF MEASURE NOT PROVIDED. ON (B) (6) 2009, THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WAS PULLED AND RERUN ON THE E4111, GIVING 0.525 ACCOMPANIED BY A LESS THAN TEST DATA FLAG. THE SAME SAMPLE WAS ALIQUOTED INTO A SAMPLE CUP AND REPEATED GIVING 10000 ACCOMPANIED BY A GREATER THAN TEST DATA FLAG. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED A THIRD TIME WITH DILUTION AND RUN IN SAMPLE CUP GIVING 17554. UNITS OF MEASURE NOT PROVIDED. SAMPLE TYPE IS SERUM. NO INFORMATION PROVIDED IF PATIENT WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER NOTED THE S/R PROBE WAS NARROWLY MISSING THE SIDE OF THE SAMPLE TUBE WHEN SAMPLING, AND CHANGED THE STEP SETTING FOR THE "PIPETTER X S.DISK."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS E411 DISK SYSTEM IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER - CEM DHA ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS E411 DISK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK