FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS INTEGRA 800

MDR report key: 1616396 · Received February 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-01265
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 26, 2010
Date of Event
February 4, 2010
Report Date
February 26, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K951595
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT IS UNKNOWN IF INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER HAD AN ISSUE WITH SODIUM PRECISION AND SHE REPEATED SIX PATIENT SAMPLES MULTIPLE TIMES. RESULTS FOR TWO PATIENTS WERE DISCREPANT: PATIENT 1, SODIUM RESULTS, 132, 126, 128, 128, 126, AND 129 MMOL/L. (ALL RESULTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A < REFERENCE RANGE DATA FLAG). THEY REPORTED 128 MMOL/L FOR THIS SAMPLE. PATIENT 2, SODIUM RESULTS, 139, 133, 133, 133, AND 133 MMOL/L. (ALL 133 RESULTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A < REFERENCE RANGE DATA FLAG). THIS SAMPLE HAD BEEN TESTED THE DAY BEFORE AND RECOVERED 136 MMOL/L WHICH WAS REPORTED. CUSTOMER DOES NOT KNOW IF PATIENTS WERE TREATED BASED ON REPORTED RESULTS. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED. LOT NUMBER OF SODIUM ELECTRODE IS UNKNOWN. THE FIELD SERVICE DETERMINED A BAD SODIUM ELECTRODE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCIES. HE REPLACED THE SODIUM AND REFERENCE ELECTRODES. CUSTOMER RAN CONTROLS WHICH WERE ACCEPTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS INTEGRA 800 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1