FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TRIAGE CARDIOPROFILER TEST

MDR report key: 2080299 · Received March 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
2027969-2011-00673
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 31, 2011
Date of Event
February 23, 2011
Report Date
March 31, 2011
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K030286
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER REPORTED POTENTIAL FALSE NEGATIVE TROPONIN I (TNI) RESULTS ON TRIAGE CARDIOPROFILER TEST AT DIFFERENT DRAW TIMES. THE FIRST SAMPLE DRAW WAS ON (B)(6) 2011 AT 8:10 AM IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE TNI WAS POSITIVE. A TNI RESULT AT 11:20 AM IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM GAVE A NEGATIVE RESULT (BOTH CALLER AND SITE BELIEVE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A MISRUN OR MISLABELED SAMPLE). A SAMPLE RUN IN THE LAB AT 4:50 PM (ALSO ON TRIAGE TEST) PROVIDED A RESULT THAT WAS IN WHAT THE FACILITY CONSIDERS THE GREY AREA. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SAMPLE RUN AT 8:25 PM AND ONE AT 5:00 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY BOTH RUN IN THE LAB WITH VALUES IN THE GREY AREA. NO PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. FIRST SAMPLES RUN IN EMERGENCY ROOM WITH LOT W48357 AND SECOND SAMPLES RUN IN LAB WITH LOT W48350.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRIAGE CARDIOPROFILER TEST CARDIAC MARKER TEST MMI ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. 97100CP W48357

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1