FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANALYTICAL E MODULE

MDR report key: 1666196 · Received April 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-02442
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 23, 2010
Date of Event
April 8, 2010
Report Date
August 13, 2010
Product Code
LOJ
PMA / PMN Number
K961481
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT NO INTERFERENCE DUE TO HAMA WAS PRESENT AND THAT, AS THE RESULT ON THE ANALYTICAL E MODULE AGREED WITH THE RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE CENTAUR ANALYZER, A SAMPLE-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METHODS SEEMS TO BE PRESENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED DISCREPANT ALPHA1-FETOPROTEIN RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT. THE CLINICIAN WAS EXPECTING A NEGATIVE RESULT POST SURGERY. MODULAR RESULT WAS 65.1 NG/ML (POSITIVE) REFERENCE LAB RESULT (DPC SYSTEM) WAS 4.0 NG/ML REFERENCE LAB RESULT (MODULAR E) WAS 83 NG/ML IMMULITE 2000 RESULT WAS 4.25 NG/ML. BECKMAN COULTER UNICEL RESULT WAS 65.66 NG/ML THE POSITIVE RESULT OF 65.1 NG/ML WAS REPORTED TO THE PATIENT. THE NEGATIVE RESULT FROM THE IMMULITE WAS REPORTED TOGETHER WITH THE FRACTION (L3= 1.1 NG/ML) PERFORMED BY THE REFERENCE LAB. THERE WAS NO INCORRECT TREATMENT OF THE PATIENT DUE TO THE RESULTS. THE ALPHA1-FETOPROTEIN REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 154156.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE THE SURGEON FIRED THE DEVICE ACROSS THE BOWEL ON THE MESENTERY AND THE RELOAD POPPED OUT OF THE DEVICE ,THE PATIENT STARTED TO BLEED AND THEY HAD TO CONVERT TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE RELOAD. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE BLOOD PRODUCTS, HOW THEY CONTROLLED THE BLEEDING IS UNKNOWN. THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. PATIENT IS STABLE, UNKNOWN IF ADDITIONAL TIME IN ICU WAS REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANALYTICAL E MODULE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER LOJ NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1