INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2010-00166
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 12, 2010
- Date of Event
- January 18, 2010
- Report Date
- February 12, 2010
- Manufacturer
- BIOSITE INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- JPA
- PMA / PMN Number
- 021923
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: INRATIO: 2.0, REFERENCE: 1.5, MEAN: 1.75, CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 1.2-2.3. CUSTOMER'S RESULTS WERE ANALYZED AND ACCURACY CONFIDENCE LIMITS WERE MET. IT WAS INDICATED THAT PT MAY HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ON HEPARIN OR LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH). THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFO TO RULE OUT HEPARIN. PT MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN ON ANTIBIOTICS. PT CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS MAY HAVE AFFECTED TEST RESULTS. IN-HOUSE ACCURACY TEST INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED WITH RETURNED METER AND RETAINED STRIPS. ACCURACY CRITERIA WAS MET. METER FUNCTIONAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND MET ALL TESTING CRITERIA. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A SLIGHT CONTAMINATION ON THE HEATER PLATE. PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PURSUED. AS OF 02/11/2010, ONE DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED FOR LOT# 222167 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.000%. 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. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED. INVESTIGATION RESULT: THE ALLOWABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INRATIO INR'S AND SYSMEX INR'S WAS CALCULATED. AT LEAST TWO OUT OF THREE REPLICATES FOR BOTH SAMPLES OF LOT #222167 ARE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE BIAS. NO DISCREPANT RESULTS WERE ESTABLISHED ON RETURNED AND IN-HOUSE METERS. THESE MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B) (6) 2010, INRATIO: 2.0, LAB: 1.5.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | JPA | BIOSITE INCORPORATED | 100139 | 222167 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |