ACCELERATOR APS
Report
- Report Number
- 1628664-2011-00067
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 10, 2011
- Report Date
- January 21, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Product Code
- JQP
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Narratives
(B)(4). FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE CUSTOMER ISSUE INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TEXT, A SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND A REVIEW OF LABELING. TRACKING AND TRENDING DID NOT IDENTIFY AN ADVERSE TREND FOR THE ISSUE UNDER INVESTIGATION. CURRENT LABELING ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS FOR BAR CODES AND SAMPLES AND ACCEPTABLE BAR CODE SPECIFICATIONS. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE OF BAR CODE LABELS BEING MISREAD AS 1-2 DIGIT SIDS AND CHARACTER SUBSTITUTIONS. (B)(4) WILL RELEASE A NEW BARCODE READER CONFIGURATION FILE AS AN ENHANCEMENT THAT WILL DEFINE THE DEFAULT MINIMUM SETTING AS FOUR AND THE MAXIMUM AS 24. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED TO ENSURE THE PARAMETERS FOR THE BARCODE READERS ON THE IOM CENTRIFUGE AND I2000SR INSTRUMENT MODULE ARE UNIFORM AND THAT THEY ARE OPTIMIZED FOR THE SAMPLE BARCODES USED BY THE CUSTOMER.
THE CUSTOMER STATED A BARCODE MISREAD OCCURRED ON THE INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE (IOM) OF THE ACCELERATOR APS. (B)(6) WAS MISREAD AS (B)(6). AN ERROR, "NO LIS DATA" WAS GENERATED AS NO ORDERS EXISTED FOR THE MISREAD SID AND THE SAMPLE WAS NOT PROCESSED. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT 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 |