FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANALYTICAL P MODULE

MDR report key: 1873713 · Received October 19, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-06189
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 19, 2010
Date of Event
September 30, 2010
Report Date
October 19, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR THREE PATIENT SAMPLES. OF THE DATA PROVIDED, RESULTS FOR TWO OF THE SAMPLES WERE DISCREPANT. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 INITIAL ALT (ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE) RESULT WAS -6 U/L WITH A DATA FLAG. THE SAMPLE WAS AUTOMATICALLY REPEATED AND THE RESULT WAS 79 U/L. THE SAMPLE WAS THEN REPEATED ON P MODULE SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AND THE RESULT WAS 38 U/L. PATIENT SAMPLE 2 WAS FROM A (B)(6) MALE. THE INITIAL AST (ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE) RESULT WAS -67 U/L WITH A DATA FLAG. THE SAMPLE WAS AUTOMATICALLY REPEATED AND THE RESULT WAS 87 U/L. THE SAMPLE WAS THEN REPEATED ON P MODULE SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AND THE RESULT WAS 14 U/L. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT AFFECTED AS THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE RESULTS FROM P MODULE SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) WERE BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT AND THOSE WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE ALT AND AST REAGENT LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE SAMPLE PROBE WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE TEST TUBES CAUSING A FLUIDIC FAILURE OF THE SAMPLE ASPIRATION. HE ADJUSTED THE SAMPLE PROBE TO ALL SAMPLE POINTS. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL AND PRECISION TESTING WITH ALL RESULTS WITHIN THE USER'S SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANALYTICAL P MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 026 YR