FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INRATIO

MDR report key: 1789412 · Received July 28, 2010

Report

Report Number
2027969-2010-01075
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 28, 2010
Date of Event
July 1, 2010
Report Date
July 28, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOSITE INCORPORATED
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
021923
Removal / Correction Number
NI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALL INR RESULTS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER WERE PERFORMED MORE THAN THREE HOURS APART. SINCE TIME BETWEEN TESTS EXCEEDED THREE HOURS, THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE DISCREPANCIES ARE DUE TO CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF THE PATIENT. THREE HOURS IS CONSIDERED A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN TWO READINGS IN ORDER FOR THE COMPARISON TO BE VALID. DATA ANALYSIS WILL NOT BE PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PURSUED. CUSTOMER ALSO REPORTED "LO" ERRORS. PER PROFESSIONAL USER GUIDE, THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS TOO COLD FOR THE MONITOR TO OPERATE PROPERLY. TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS ERROR, IT IS ADVISED THAT THE USER MOVE THE MONITOR TO A WARMER LOCATION AND TRY AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. AS OF 07/28/2010, ONE DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED FOR LOT #232886 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.001%. DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLDS MONITORED BY QA FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (>0.07%), NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. ONGOING TRENDING SHALL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 1.6, LAB: NG. DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 2.7, LAB: NG.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST GJS BIOSITE INCORPORATED 100071 232886

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI