FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1870203 · Received October 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
1319681-2010-00224
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 15, 2010
Date of Event
September 16, 2010
Report Date
October 15, 2010
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DE, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT IMPRECISE VITROS PHYT RESULTS OCCURRED ON CONTROL FLUIDS PROCESSED ON THE VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, A REAGENT OR AN ANALYZER ISSUE COULD NOT BE RULED OUT. AN OCD FIELD ENGINEER HAS RETURNED THE SYSTEM TO EXPECTED OPERATION. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS CUSTOMER OBSERVED IMPRECISE, NEGATIVELY BIASED PHENYTOIN RESULTS ON CONTROL FLUIDS USING VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHYT SLIDES ON A VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. BIASED PATIENT RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION SHOULD THEY OCCUR ON PATIENT SAMPLES. 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 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1