FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE

MDR report key: 1912614 · Received December 2, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07110
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 2, 2010
Date of Event
October 25, 2010
Report Date
January 20, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEW
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION PROVIDED DEMONSTRATES THE PTH CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WERE ACCEPTABLE AND THE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MAINTAINENCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. NO REAGENT OR INSTRUMENT ISSUES WERE DETECTED. A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT USING CUP ADAPTERS WITH 13 MM SAMPLE TUBES AS RECOMMENDED, THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE FOR THE INITIAL LOW PTH RESULT. THE PTH RESULTS WERE GENERATED DURING A CORRELATION STUDY. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT AFFECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED REPRODUCIBILITY ISSUES WITH PARATHYROID HORMONE-INTACT, PARATHORMONE, PARATHYRIN (PTH). THE ISSUE INVOLVED AN EXTERNAL PROFICIENCY SAMPLE AND ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED DISCREPANT PTH RESULTS FOR THE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 26.19 PG/ML. THE SAMPLE REPEATED ON THE SAME COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE RECOVERED 90.6 PG/ML AND 96.98 PG/ML. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY UNTIL THE SAMPLE HAD BEEN REPEATED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE PTH REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 15670104. THE CUSTOMER DECLINED A FIELD SERVICE DISPATCH. SHE HAD PERFORMED A PTH PRECISION STUDY ON (B)(6) 2010 WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH RESULTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER CEW ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1