INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2010-02219
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 20, 2010
- Date of Event
- November 24, 2010
- Report Date
- December 20, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- 021923
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: INRATIO: 1.2, REFERENCE: 2.1, MEAN: 1.65, CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 1.2-2.3. INRATIO PRECISION DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER: 1ST INR: 1.2, 2ND INR 1.2, MEAN: 1.20, SD: 0.00, %CV: 0.00. ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER'S DATA REVEALED THAT BOTH INRATIO VERSUS REFERENCE AND REPEATED INRATIO TEST RESULT COMPARISONS MEET ACCURACY AND PRECISION CRITERIA. CUSTOMER'S RESULTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DISCREPANT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. NO PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. AS REVIEWED ON 12/20/2010, TWENTY-SEVEN DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #225937 YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.008%. DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLDS MONITORED BY QA FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (>0.07%), NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THIS ISSUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TRACKING AND TRENDING. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2010, INRATIO: 1.2, LAB: 2.1. ON (B)(6) 2010, PT REC'D 1.2 INR UPON REPEAT TESTING WITH INRATIO METER. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE: 2.0-3.0 INR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC | 100139 | 225937 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |