FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS ECIQ IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1910700 · Received November 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1319681-2010-00261
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 30, 2010
Date of Event
October 26, 2010
Report Date
November 30, 2010
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
MZP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT FALSE NEGATIVE VITROS AHBC RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM AN ANTI-HBC POSITIVE QUALITY CONTROL FLUID USING THE VITROS ECIQ IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. NO MALFUNCTION OF THE VITROS AHBC REAGENT OR VITROS ECIQ SYSTEM WAS IDENTIFIED. PRE-ANALYTICAL SAMPLE MIX-UP COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AS A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR. THE INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FALSE NEGATIVE VITROS ANTI-HBC (AHBC) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM AN ANTI-HBC POSITIVE QUALITY CONTROL FLUID USING THE VITROS ECIQ IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE TESTED, AND 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 ECIQ IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER MZP ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1