FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE

MDR report key: 1912246 · Received December 2, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07092
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 2, 2010
Date of Event
November 16, 2010
Report Date
January 26, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JGS
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIIFED. NO INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION WAS DETECTED BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATINO WAS PROVIDED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER DISCOVERED QUESTIONABLE ISE RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE DUE TO A NEGATIVE ANION GAP. THE USER PULLED THE SAMPLE AND REPEATED TESTING. OF THE DATA PROVIDED, THE RESULTS FOR SODIUM AND POTASSIUM WERE DISCREPANT. ALL RESULTS ARE IN MMOL/L. THE INITIAL SODIUM RESULT WAS 110 AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 122. THE REPEAT RESULT FROM ANOTHER COBAS C501 WAS 122. THE INITIAL POTASSIUM RESULT WAS 4.91 AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 6.11. THE REPEAT RESULT FROM ANOTHER COBAS C501 WAS 6.03. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE SODIUM AND POTASSIUM ELECTRODE LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE AND TOOK NO REMEDIAL ACTION. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN ISE PERFORMANCE CHECKS WHICH PASSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JGS ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 036 YR