FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE

MDR report key: 1915182 · Received December 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07173
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 6, 2010
Date of Event
November 22, 2010
Report Date
December 6, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CKA
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED ANALYZER ALARMS AND RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) AND ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST) FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE USER STATED "BOTH THE ALT AND AST WERE AROUND 55 AND THEN HAD TO BE CORRECTED TO VALUES IN THE TEENS". NO SPECIFIC DATA COULD BE PROVIDED. THE REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON ANOTHER COBAS C501 AT THE SITE. THE UNIT OF MEASURE FOR BOTH ASSAYS WAS U/L. THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE USER STATED THEY FILED A CORRECTED REPORT AND CALLED ER AS SOON AS THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. NO TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED BASED ON THE RESULTS. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE ALLEGED. THE ALT AND AST REAGENT LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE USER REPLACED THE LAMP WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1