FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE

MDR report key: 2033073 · Received March 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-01687
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 30, 2011
Date of Event
March 8, 2011
Report Date
March 30, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JGS
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) SODIUM RESULTS THAT WERE DISCOVERED WHEN THE SAMPLES WERE RETESTED AFTER INTERMITTENT QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES THAT WERE RESOLVED WITH RECALIBRATION. THE USER PROVIDED DATA FOR FOUR PATIENT SAMPLES, OF WHICH TWO WERE DISCREPANT. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 INITIAL RESULT WITH AN ALIQUOT WAS 146 MMOL/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WITH THE SAME ALIQUOT WAS 139 MMOL/L. THE PRIMARY SAMPLE TUBE WAS REPEATED ON ANOTHER ANALYZER WITH A RESULT OF 143 MMOL/L. PATIENT SAMPLE 2 INITIAL RESULT WITH AN ALIQUOT WAS 146 MMOL/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WITH THE SAME ALIQUOT WAS 140 MMOL/L. THE PRIMARY SAMPLE TUBE WAS REPEATED ON ANOTHER ANALYZER WITH A RESULT OF 143 MMOL/L. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE PATIENTS WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE SODIUM ELECTRODE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE REAGENT SYSTEM AND THE DILUENT/INTERNAL STANDARD NOZZLE WAS MISADJUSTED. HE ADJUSTED THE NOZZLE AND VERIFIED THE ANALYZER OPERATION BY RUNNING CALIBRATION, QUALITY CONTROL AND PRECISION TESTING WITH RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JGS ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1