FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INRATIO

MDR report key: 1589230 · Received January 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
2027969-2010-00050
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 15, 2010
Date of Event
December 22, 2009
Report Date
January 14, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOSITE INCORPORATED
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
K021923
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: DATE: (B)(6)2009; INRATIO METER: 5.4 INR; REFERENCE: 3.4 INR; MEAN: 4.40; CONFIDENCE-LIMITS: 2.5-6.5. THE MEAN OF THE INRATIO METER AND COMPARATIVE SYSTEM INR WERE CALCULATED. BOTH INRATIO AND REFERENCE 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. METER AND STRIPS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. ACCURACY RETAIN STRIP TEST RECORD FROM A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT INDICATED STRIP DEFICIENCY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. AS OF 01/07/2010, 12 DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #220408 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS:" DATE: (B)(6)2009, INRATIO: 5.4, LAB: 3.4. NURSE HAD VERY LIMITED INFO ON THE PT. THE TIME BETWEEN TEST AND LAB DRAW UNK. PT'S NORMAL RANGE OR HISTORY NOT KNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST GJS BIOSITE INCORPORATED 100139 220408

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1