COBAS 6000 C501MODULE
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2010-07004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 29, 2010
- Date of Event
- November 5, 2010
- Report Date
- December 22, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- NQD
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060373
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SE
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THIS EVENT OCURRED IN (B)(6).
A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION. INFORMATION PROVIDED INDICATES THE SAMPLE WITH THE LOW VALUE WAS NOT PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER'S NORMAL ROUTINE PROCEDURE, WHICH IS USUALLY PERFORMED ON THE MPA AS THE CUSTOMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH OIL IN THE TOP SERUM/PLASMA LAYER AND GEL AT THE TUBE WALLS LAST YEAR WITH MANUALLY PROCESSED SAMPLES, THE LOW RESULTS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PREANALYTICAL INTERFERENCE AND NOT BY ANY INSTRUMENT INSUFFICIENCY. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED.
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A SENSATION MICRO OVAL SNARE WAS USED DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2010. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE WIRE IN THE SNARE LOOP BROKE DURING THE PROCEDURE. NO PART OF THE SNARE DETACHED OR FELL INTO THE PATIENT, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHEN REMOVING THE DEVICE FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER SENSATION MICRO OVAL SNARE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.
THE USER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN GENERATION 3 (CRP) RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. ALL RESULTS ARE IN MG/L. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.04 AND WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY AS < 0.1 MG/L. THE DOCTOR DID NOT BELIEVE THE RESULT BECAUSE THEY HAD RUN A CRP ASSAY ON A NEAR PATIENT TESTING INSTRUMENT AND RECEIVED A RESULT OF 78. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON ANOTHER COBAS INSTRUMENT AND THE RESULT WAS 79.87. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE CRP REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 63067501.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COBAS 6000 C501MODULE | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | NQD | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 074 YR |