FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS ECI Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1840844 · Received September 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1319681-2010-00201
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 22, 2010
Date of Event
August 23, 2010
Report Date
September 22, 2010
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
KHO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EVENT DETERMINED THAT THE EVENT WAS RELATED IN INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE. THE FILED ENGINEER ADDRESSED WELL WASH MODULE AND POST SERVICE THE INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED TO EXPECTED OPERATION. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS INSTRUMENT RELATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED A FALSE NEGATIVE, REPEATABLE VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS ANTI-HAV IGM RESULT ON A KNOWN POSITIVE ANTI-HAV IGM QUALITY CONTROL FLUID WHEN USING ON THE VITROS ECIQ SYSTEM. BIASED PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS DID NOT OCCUR. HOWEVER, IF BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION WERE OBSERVED ON PATIENT SAMPLES, IT COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. (B)(4)

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS ECI Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER KHO ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1