FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INRATIO

MDR report key: 1812224 · Received August 20, 2010

Report

Report Number
2027969-2010-01252
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 20, 2010
Date of Event
August 2, 2010
Report Date
August 20, 2010
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INCORPORATED
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
K021923
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INR RESULTS REPORTED BY THE USER WERE PERFORMED MORE THAN 3 HOURS BETWEEN READINGS. OPTIMALLY, TEST RESULTS SHOULD BE GENERATED WITHIN AS SHORT A TIME AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DIFFERENCES IN RESULTS. THE RECOMMENDED REASONABLE TIME DIFFERENCE IS 3 HOURS. DATA ANALYSIS WILL NOT BE PERFORMED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. (B)(4). 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. ON GOING TRENDING SHALL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED. CORRECTIVE ACTION NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT PRECISION RESULTS. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 1.4. DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 4.3. DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 2.6. BASED ON THE (B)(6) 2010 INRATIO READING OF 4.3 INR, THE DOCTOR HELD A DOSE AND HALVED THE NEXT TWO DOSES OF MEDICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST GJS ALERE SAN DIEGO, INCORPORATED 100071 225433

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other