FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GALILEO

MDR report key: 1920216 · Received December 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1034569-2010-00253
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2010
Date of Event
November 11, 2010
Report Date
December 10, 2010
Manufacturer
IMMUCOR, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
PMA / PMN Number
BK040013
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MH, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SERVICE CALL WAS MADE. INSTRUMENT WAS TESTED WITH NO ERRORS OBSERVED. THIS ISSUE WAS COMMUNICATED TO CUSTOMERS IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION CC-08-048-01 ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS AN ABO DISCREPANCY AFTER THE GALILEO MISREAD A SAMPLE ID. A SAMPLE LABELED AS (B)(6) WAS READ AS (B)(6) ON THE INSTRUMENT. AN ABO AND 2 CELL SCREEN WAS PERFORMED ON THE MISREAD SAMPLE AND WAS REPORTED OUT AS O POSITIVE WITH A NEGATIVE SCREEN. A MANUAL TYPE AND SCREEN WAS PERFORMED ON SAMPLE (B)(6) ON A DIFFERENT SPECIMEN TUBE AND WAS REPORTED OUT AS AB NEG WITH A NEGATIVE SCREEN. THE DATA MATCHED THE HISTORICAL RECORD FOR THIS PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER STATED A NEW SAMPLE LABEL WAS PRINTED, PLACED ON THE TUBE, AND THE SAMPLE ID READ CORRECTLY. THE CUSTOMER STATED NO ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT READING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GALILEO AUTOMATED BLOOD BANK ANALYZER KSZ IMMUCOR, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR