FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCELERATOR APS

MDR report key: 1983887 · Received February 10, 2011

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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