FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501 MODULE

MDR report key: 1920218 · Received December 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07368
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2010
Date of Event
November 29, 2010
Report Date
December 10, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CHD
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE LOW RESULTS INTERMITTENTLY FOR MULTIPLE ASSAYS ON THE COBAS 6000 C501 ANALYZER. THE EVENT INVOLVED SEVEN PATIENT SAMPLES. TWO PATIENT SAMPLES GAVE DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR CHOLESTEROL GENERATION 2 (CHOL2) WHICH OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2010. PATIENT SAMPLE 1, THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 9 MG/DL, THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 196 MG/DL. PATIENT SAMPLE 2, THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 9 MG/DL; THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 238 MG/DL. TO THE CUSTOMERS' KNOWLEDGE, NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY AND DID NOT EXPECT THAT ANY PATIENTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE EVENT. THE REAGENT LOT NUMBER FOR CHOL2 WAS 62476401. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RINSE UNIT OPERATION. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND ADJUSTMENTS PERFORMED. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE RUN AND WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1