FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 1691816 · Received May 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
2245578-2010-00028
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 13, 2010
Date of Event
April 4, 2010
Report Date
May 12, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD.
Product Code
MZV
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 04/14/2010, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED THE PT DIED ON (B) (6) 2010 FROM CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL). ON THE (B) (6) 2010, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE YIELDED A POTASSIUM RESULT 3.2 MMOL/L. SAME SAMPLE TESTED USING A LAB INSTRUMENT YIELDED AN POTASSIUM RESULT OF 6.7 MMOL/L, CUSTOMER STATED THE LAB SAMPLE WAS SLIGHTLY HEMOLYZED. WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT OF THE PT WAS 300 000. THE CUSTOMER STATED, RESULTS DID NOT NECESSITATE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. ADDITIONAL INFO REQUESTED FROM THE CUSTOMER REGARDING THE DEATH OF THE PT AND TREATMENT, INFO NOT PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE MZV ABBOTT POINT OF CARE, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD. E10050B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Death