FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE

MDR report key: 1700006 · Received May 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-03144
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 27, 2010
Date of Event
May 17, 2010
Report Date
May 24, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JFY
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER STATED THEY HAD CREATININE RESULTS FOR SEVERAL PATIENT SAMPLES THAT RECOVERED HIGH ON THE COBAS 6000 ANALYZER (B) (4). WHEN REPEATED ON THE SITE'S SECOND COBAS 6000 ANALYZER (B) (4), THE RESULTS DID NOT MATCH THE ORIGINAL. OF THE DATA PROVIDED, THE RESULTS FOR 6 SAMPLES WERE DISCREPANT. ALL RESULTS ARE IN MG/DL. SAMPLE 1 INITIAL RESULT WAS 11.5, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.8. SAMPLE 2, FEMALE, (B) (6), INITIAL RESULT WAS 9.7, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.67. SAMPLE 3, FEMALE, (B) (6), INITIAL RESULT WAS 9.1, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.59. SAMPLE 4, FEMALE, (B) (6), INITIAL RESULT WAS 10.4, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.8. SAMPLE 5, FEMALE, (B) (6), INITIAL RESULT WAS 12.8, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.9. SAMPLE 6 INITIAL RESULT WAS 13.5, REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.97. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED. THE USER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING WHETHER THE PATIENTS INVOLVED WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, RECEIVED TREATMENT, HAD TREATMENT ALTERED OR WITHHELD, OR SUFFERED ANY EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. THE REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 61901301. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS AN INTERMITTENT VALVE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE AV2 VALVE ASSEMBLY AND OPTIMIZED THE SYSTEM. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, THE USER RAN QUALITY CONTROLS, VERIFIED PATIENT REPRODUCIBILITY AND ALL CHECKS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ESTABLISHED SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JFY ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 054 YR