FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

I-STAT CREA CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 1635647 · Received March 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
2245578-2010-00010
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 10, 2010
Date of Event
February 10, 2010
Report Date
March 10, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE
Product Code
CGL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L CATALOG# 06F10-02. ADD'L LOT# A09280A.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REMEDIAL ACTION HAS BEEN INITIATED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS. ABBOTT POINT OF CARE NOTIFIED THE FDA (B)(4) DISTRICT OFFICE, 02/24/2010 BY TELEPHONE, OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION. ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC HAS DETERMINED THROUGH INTERNAL REVIEW THAT CERTAIN LOTS OF I-STAT CREA CARTRIDGES MAY GENERATE DEPRESSED RESULTS FOR SAMPLE ABOVE THE NORMAL CREATININE RANGE (>2 MG/DL). OUR INTERNAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DEPRESSED CARTRIDGE RESULTS OF 15% TO 25% AT OR NEAR THE END OF THE LABELED EXPIRY WHEN STORED ABOVE 25 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR TWO WEEKS. AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THEN ABOVE STATED PROBLEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 I-STAT CREA CARTRIDGE CREA CARTRIDGE CGL ABBOTT POINT OF CARE A09279A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1