FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 C501MODULE

MDR report key: 2003894 · Received March 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-01072
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 1, 2011
Date of Event
February 11, 2011
Report Date
March 1, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CIX
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR ALBUMIN GENERATION 2 (ALBUMIN), ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE GENERATION 2 AND UREA/BUN INVOLVING THREE PATIENT SAMPLES. OF THE DATA PROVIDED, ONLY THE ALBUMIN RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE WAS DISCREPANT AND REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE INITIAL ALBUMIN RESULT WAS 0.1 G/DL WITH A DATA FLAG AND WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE DOCTOR QUESTIONED THE RESULT AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 2.5 G/DL WITH A DATA FLAG. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON ANOTHER COBAS C501 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AND THE RESULT WAS 2.6 G/DL WITH A DATA FLAG. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE ALBUMIN REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 63305101. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE SAMPLE PROBE WAS NOT BEING WASHED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT CENTERED IN RINSE STATION. HE PERFORMED A SAMPLE PROBE ADJUST AND ALIGNED RINSE STATION. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, THE USER RAN QUALITY CONTROL ON ALL ASSAYS WITH RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 087 YR