FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE

MDR report key: 1941381 · Received December 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
1823260-2010-07737
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 29, 2010
Date of Event
December 16, 2010
Report Date
December 29, 2010
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE RESULT FOR TROPONIN T (TNT) ON THE COBAS E601 MODULE FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.056 NG/ML. THE USER'S LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS) FLAGGED THE INITIAL RESULT WITH A DELTA CHECK AS NOT MATCHING PREVIOUS TNT RESULTS FOR THIS PATIENT. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED YIELDING A RESULT OF 0.01 NG/ML. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE SAMPLE WAS TESTED TWICE ON ANOTHER COBAS E601 MODULE, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), WHICH YIELDED THE SAME RESULT OF < 0.010 NG/ML. THIS RESULT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A DATA FLAG. THE TNT RESULT OF < 0.010 NG/ML WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY AND WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE CORRECT RESULT. THE PATIENT WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS EVENT AS THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE REAGENT LOT NUMBER FOR TNT WAS 15930001. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS SAMPLE PROBE ALIGNMENT. HE PERFORMED PROBE ALIGNMENT. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE RUN WHICH WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 060 YR