FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

REFLOTRON HEMOGLOBIN 30

MDR report key: 2018224 · Received March 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-01378
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 14, 2011
Date of Event
February 10, 2011
Report Date
May 20, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
KHG
PMA / PMN Number
K934064
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SE
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ONE VIAL OF TEST STRIPS WAS RETURNED BY THE CUSTOMER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE CUSTOMER'S MATERIALS AND RETENTION SAMPLES WERE TESTED AND WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. ALL MEASUREMENTS GAVE RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFIED RANGES. INTERNAL CAPILLARY BLOOD TESTING REVEALED THE QUALITY OF THE BATCHES USED DURING TESTING WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. NO MALFUNCTION WAS DETECTED. SINCE THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE MATERIAL MET SPECIFICATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE CUSTOMER CHECK SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PREPARATION AS OUTLINED IN THE PACKAGE INSERT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONDUCTED PULIC HEALTH CARE PROFILES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS SEVERAL DIFFERENT DAYS DURING A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS. THE HEALTH PROFILES INCLUDED GLUCOSE, CHOLESTEROL AND HEMOGLOBIN TESTING. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE FEMALES (B)(6) AND MALES (B)(6). THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED 39 PATIENT RESULTS TESTED IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES USING THE SAME HEMOGLOBIN STRIP LOT NUMBER 20332603. HEMOGLOBIN RESULTS FROM THREE OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE DISCREPANT. PARTICIPANT 1, MALE, INITIAL RESULT WAS <50 G/L. THE PARTICIPANT WAS TESTED TWO MORE TIMES. THE FIRST REPEAT RESULT WAS >200 G/L. THE SECOND REPEAT RESULT WAS 165 G/L. PARTICIPANT 2, INITIAL RESULT WAS >200 G/L. THE REPEAT RESULTS WERE >200 AND 157 G/L. THE DATE OF TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTICIPANT 3, INITIAL RESULT WAS WAS >200 G/L. THE REPEAT RESULTS WERE >200 G/L AND 176 G/L. THE DATE OF TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE RECOMMENDED TO VISIT THERE ORDINARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN ALLEGED REGARDING THE DISCREPANCIES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REFLOTRON HEMOGLOBIN 30 WHOLE BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION KHG ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 20332603

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1