FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE

MDR report key: 1935297 · Received December 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07621
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 22, 2010
Date of Event
December 9, 2010
Report Date
December 22, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) POTASSIUM ON BOTH ISE MODULES (ISE-1) AND (ISE-2) ON THE SAME MODULAR CORE ANALYZER. THE EVENT INVOLVED 3 PATIENT SAMPLES. TWO SAMPLES WERE DISCREPANT. THE USER COULD NOT PROVIDE WHICH ISE MODULE (ISE-1) OR (ISE-2) THE ORIGINAL OR REPEAT POTASSIUM RESULTS WERE GENERATED FROM FOR THESE PATIENT SAMPLES. PATIENT SAMPLE 1, THE ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 4.8 MMOL/L. THIS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED WHICH YIELDED A RESULT OF 4.2 MMOL/L. THIS REPEAT POTASSIUM RESULT WAS SENT AS THE CORRECTED RESULT FOR THIS PATIENT SAMPLE. PATIENT SAMPLE 2, THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 5.0 MMOL/L. THIS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED WHICH YIELDED A RESULT OF 4.0 MMOL/L. THIS REPEAT POTASSIUM RESULT WAS SENT AS THE CORRECTED RESULT FOR THIS PATIENT SAMPLE. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN ALLEGED REGARDING THESE DISCREPANCIES. THE ELECTRODE LOT NUMBER FOR POTASSIUM WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS CONTAMINATED SAMPLE PROBE. HE REPLACED THE PROBE AND PERFORMED PROBE ADJUSTMENTS. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE RUN WHICH WERE SUCCESSFUL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1