FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1867985 · Received October 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1319681-2010-00221
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 13, 2010
Date of Event
September 14, 2010
Report Date
October 13, 2010
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS VALP QUALITY CONTROL AND PATIENT RESULTS OCCURRED ON THE VITROS 5,1 FS SYSTEM. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT VALP REAGENT LOT 1511-14-9776 OR THE VITROS 5,1 FS SYSTEM ARE NOT OPERATING AS EXPECTED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER PRE-ANALYTICAL PATIENT SAMPLE HANDLING AND CONTROL FLUIDS FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURE COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBSERVED LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS VALP QUALITY CONTROL AND PATIENT RESULTS ON THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. NO BIASED PATIENT RESULTS WERE REPORTED. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED FROM A PATIENT SAMPLE. 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 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1