FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS HBSAG REAGENT

MDR report key: 2082253 · Received May 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2011-00050
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 9, 2011
Date of Event
April 6, 2011
Report Date
May 9, 2011
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
MMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT DISCORDANT NEGATIVE VITROS HBSAG RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A SINGLE PATIENT SAMPLE PROCESSED ON THE VITROS 3600 IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, SAMPLE HANDLING, SAMPLE AGE, AND SAMPLE STORAGE CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED DISCORDANT NEGATIVE VITROS HBSAG RESULTS (0.53, 0.88, 0.88) FROM A SINGLE PATIENT SAMPLE PROCESSED ON THE VITROS 3600 IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. THE PATIENT SAMPLE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE HBSAG REACTIVE BASED ON RESULTS OBTAINED FROM AN ALTERNATE VITROS ANALYZER (1.10, 1.01, 0.76, 1.01) AND CONFIRMATORY TESTING. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THE DISCORDANT NEGATIVE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER TWO OF TWO MDR'S FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS HBSAG REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MMI ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 7000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1