FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 1971658 · Received January 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-00448
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 27, 2011
Date of Event
January 11, 2011
Report Date
March 30, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JFY
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SE
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE REPORTED AFTER THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER SPORADICALLY RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE CREATININE PLUS GENERATION 2 (CREATININE) RESULTS OVER ONE AND A HALF MONTHS. FOUR PATIENT SAMPLES WERE INVOLVED; HOWEVER THE USER PROVIDED DATA FOR ONLY TWO PATIENT SAMPLES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 609 UMOL/L AND WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE ER FOR A "COUPLE OF HOURS" FOR EXAMINATION. THE USER STATED THIS "CAUSED STRESS ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT". THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED AND THE RESULT WAS 52.8 UMOL/L. THE RESULT FROM A NEW SAMPLE DRAWN FROM THE PATIENT A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER WAS 49.4 UMOL/L. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND WAS CURRENTLY FEELING FINE. THE CREATININE REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 630928. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND A DROP OF ACID WASH ON THE WASHING STATION WHICH WOULD DRIP BACK INTO SOME OF THE CUVETTES. HE RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 C501MODULE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JFY ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 051 YR ALENNAT