INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2010-00139
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 4, 2010
- Date of Event
- January 7, 2010
- Report Date
- February 4, 2010
- Manufacturer
- BIOSITE INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- JPA
- PMA / PMN Number
- 021923
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: INRATIO: 1.3, REFERENCE: 3.42, MEAN: 2.36, CONFIDENCE LIMITS 1.4-3.1. DATA ANALYSIS OF MEAN CALCULATION FROM COMPARISON TEST DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER REVEALED BOTH INRATIO AND LAB VALUES WERE OUTSIDE OF THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS FOR INR TESTING. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED DOUBLE DROPS OF SAMPLE WAS APPLIED TO THE TEST. THIS TECHNIQUE MAY HAVE AFFECTED TEST RESULTS. ACCURACY TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON RETAINED STRIP LOT #223042 THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTED STRIP CODE BA7JS. TEST RESULTS INDICATED NO STRIP DEFICIENCY. AS OF 02/03/2010, THREE DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #223042 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. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED. INVESTIGATION RESULTS FOR RETAINED LOT #223042 WITH CODE BA7JS: 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 STRIP LOT 223042 ARE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE BIAS. NO DISCREPANT RESULTS WERE PRODUCED ON IN-HOUSE METERS. THESE MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PURSUED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B) (6) 2010, INRATIO: 1.3, LAB: 3.42.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | JPA | BIOSITE INCORPORATED | 100139 | 223042 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |