FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
I-STAT CHEM 8+N CARTRIDGE
MDR report key: 1893966
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Received November 3, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 2245578-2010-00141
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 3, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2010
- Report Date
- November 3, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD
- Product Code
- GKF
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2010, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED THE I-STAT CHEM 8+ CARTRIDGE YIELDED A HEMATOCRIT RESULT OF 37% PCV. A SEPARATE SAMPLE, DRAWN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE I-STAT SAMPLE, WAS TESTED ON THE LAB INSTRUMENT AND THE HEMATOCRIT RESULT WAS 15.4% PCV. NO REPEAT LABS PERFORMED. PATIENT WAS NOT TREATED ON EITHER HEMATOCRIT RESULT. PATIENT DIED OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE AT 6:30PM (B)(6) 2010.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-STAT CHEM 8+N CARTRIDGE | CHEM 8+ CARTRIDGE | GKF | ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD | G10170 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR |