INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2010-00118
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 29, 2010
- Date of Event
- January 5, 2010
- Report Date
- January 29, 2010
- Manufacturer
- BIOSITE INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- JPA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K021923
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: DATE: (B) (6) 10; INRATIO: 4.4; REFERENCE: 2.1; MEAN: 3.25; CONFIDENCE-LIMITS: 1.9-4.6. A 3.5 HOURS IS THE TIME LAPSE BETWEEN TWO READINGS. SINCE TIME OF TEST EXCEEDED THREE HOURS, THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE DISCREPANCIES ARE DUE TO CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF THE PT. THREE HOURS IS CONSIDERED A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN TWO READINGS IN ORDER FOR COMPARISON TO BE VALID. 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. DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: DATE: NG; INRATIO: 4.9; REFERENCE: 3.02; MEAN: 3.96; CONFIDENCE-LIMITS: 2.3-5.7. 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. THE ALLOWABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INRATIO INR'S AND SYSMEX INR'S ARE CALCULATED. AT LEAST TWO OUT OF THREE REPLICATES FOR BOTH SAMPLES FOR STRIP LOT #221726 ARE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE BIAS. NO DISCREPANT RESULTS ARE PRODUCED ON IN-HOUSE METERS. THESE MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, AND THEN NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PURSUED. DATA ANALYSIS OF MEAN CALCULATION FROM COMPARISON TEST DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER REVEALED BOTH INRATIO AND LAB VALUES ARE WITHIN THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS FOR INR TESTING. THERE IS NO INFO WHY THE PT IS EXPERIENCING BLACK-OUTS. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFO TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF CUSTOMER'S TEST RESULT DISCREPANCY. AS OF (B) (6) 2010, FOUR DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT# 221726 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.002%. 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. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B) (6) 2010; INRATIO: 4.4; LAB: 2.1. DATE: (B) (6) 2010; INRATIO: 4.9; LAB: 3.02. PT BLACKED OUT IN THE SHOWER. WENT TO THE HOSP AND HAD HIS INR TESTED ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS LATER. HAD BLACKED OUT IN THE PAST WHEN HIS INR IS TOO LOW. HOSPITAL WASN'T SURE IF THE REASON HE PASSED OUT IS RELATED TO HIS INR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | JPA | BIOSITE INCORPORATED | 100071 | 221726 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |