FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 1900959 · Received November 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-06782
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 17, 2010
Date of Event
October 28, 2010
Report Date
November 17, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEM
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE SODIUM RESULTS FOR 10 PATIENT SAMPLES. OF THE DATA FROM TWO PATIENT SAMPLES THAT WAS PROVIDED, THE RESULTS FOR ONE SAMPLE WERE DISCREPANT. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 INITIAL RESULT WAS 129 MMOL/L WITH A DATA FLAG AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 136 MMOL/L. THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE USER DECLINED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING IF THE PATIENTS WERE AFFECTED. THE LOT NUMBER OF THE SODIUM ELECTRODE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THERE WAS A MISADJUSTED ISE PROBE THAT WAS RUBBING THE SIDE OF THE ISE BATH. HE READJUSTED THE ISE PROBE. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN PRECISION TESTING WITH CONSISTENT RESULTS AND RAN PERFORMANCE TESTING. THE USER RAN CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CEM ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 076 YR