FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRISM REACTION TRAYS

MDR report key: 1923708 · Received December 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
1415939-2010-00575
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 14, 2010
Report Date
November 17, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K970042
Removal / Correction Number
1415939-11/23/10-005-C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4), CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRISM 6 CHANNEL ANALYZER, LIST # 6A36-04, SERIAL # (B)(4). THE CAUSE OF THE PRISM ERROR CODES FOR THE CALIBRATORS, CONTROLS OR SAMPLES WAS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN DRAIN TIME ERRORS AFFECTING SEVERAL LOTS OF PRISM REACTION TRAYS. A PRODUCT CORRECTION LETTER WAS SENT TO ABBOTT CUSTOMERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE PRISM REACTION TRAYS WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRISM (B)(4) SURFACE ANTIGEN ASSAYS. THE CUSTOMER LETTER ALSO INDICATED THE USE OF PRISM REACTION TRAYS WAS ACCEPTABLE IF NOT UTILIZING THE (B)(4) SURFACE ANTIGEN ASSAYS AND TO CONTINUE USE OF THE AFFECTED REACTION TRAYS UNTIL A NEW LOT OF REACTION TRAYS ARRIVED AT THE CUSTOMER FACILITY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVES AN INCREASE IN PRISM DRAIN TIME ERRORS WHEN PRISM REACTION TRAY LOT 90359M500 WAS IN USE. THE CUSTOMER STATED OUT OF A RUN OF 350 SPECIMENS, 25 DRAIN TIME ERRORS WERE GENERATED, HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO RE-RUN SAMPLES AND GENERATE VALID RESULTS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRISM REACTION TRAYS REACTION TRAYS FOR PRISM CHEMILUMINESCENT IMMUNOASSAYS JJE ABBOTT LABORATORIES 90359M500

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 PRISM 6 CHANNEL ANALYZER, LIST # 6A36-04