FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCELERATOR APS

MDR report key: 1935782 · Received December 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1628664-2010-00501
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 22, 2010
Date of Event
November 28, 2010
Report Date
November 29, 2010
Manufacturer
ABBOTT MANUFACTURING, INC.
Product Code
JQP
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION TEAM REVIEWED THE CUSTOMER'S ISSUE THAT THE RESULTS GENERATED FOR A SAMPLE PRESENTED ON THE ACCELERATOR APS WERE ACTUALLY ASPIRATED FROM THE FOLLOWING SAMPLE. THE FIRST SAMPLE WAS RELEASED FROM THE ASPIRATION POINT AND SAMPLE #2 WAS MOVED INTO POSITION, AND TESTS WERE ASPIRATED. REVIEW OF THE MESSAGE HISTORY ON THE ARCHITECT I2000SR DID NOT REVEAL ANY ERROR CODE 8275 MESSAGES (SAMPLE PRESENTATION ERROR) AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE. THE NECESSARY FILES IN THE APS HISTORY HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WHEN THEY WERE REVIEWED, THEREFORE, NO ERROR MESSAGES COULD BE CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE, THE INVESTIGATION TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE APS LIKELY GENERATED ERROR MESSAGE W 025, SAMPLE PRESENTATION ERROR, ON THE FIRST SAMPLE, AND W 026, SAMPLE QUEUE ERROR, ON THE SECOND SAMPLE. THE INSTRUMENT MANAGER MIDDLEWARE IS CONFIGURED TO PREVENT RELEASING RESULTS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ERRORS. REFERENCE TO THE ACCELERATOR APS OPERATIONS MANUAL FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ASSISTANCE SHOULD REVIEWED SHOULD THESE ERRORS OCCUR. ADDITIONALLY, NO ADVERSE TRENDS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THIS COMPLAINT ISSUE. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE INVESTIGATION TEAM DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY SYSTEM ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION. THE COMPLAINT IS AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAT IS FUNCTIONAL AT THE CUSTOMER SITE AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. A RETURN WAS NOT NECESSARY TO EVALUATE THE ISSUE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOWUP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE. AN INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ACCOUNT STATED SAMPLE BARCODE ID# (B)(4) WAS READ AND RELEASED WITHOUT BEING ASPIRATED ON THE APS SYSTEM. THE NEXT SAMPLE, ID# (B)(4), WAS ASPIRATED BUT THE RESULTS ASSIGNED TO SAMPLE ID# (B)(4). NO INCORRECT RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCELERATOR APS AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM JQP ABBOTT MANUFACTURING, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ARCHITECT I2000SR LN 3M74-01 SN (B)(4)| ARCHITECT I2000SR LN 3M74-01 SN (B)(4)