FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AST

MDR report key: 2084673 · Received May 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-02523
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 11, 2011
Date of Event
April 25, 2011
Report Date
May 11, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
FET
PMA / PMN Number
K810393
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST) RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE FROM THE ANALYTICAL D MODULE ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 89 U/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 19 U/L. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT THINK THE RESULT FIT THE CLINICAL PICTURE AND HE REQUESTED A REPEAT ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE AST R2 REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 63316001. UPON EVALUATION OF THE ANALYZER, THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND THE CELL BLANK NOZZLES WERE INTERMITTENTLY DRIPPING. HE FLUSHED THE CELL BLANK VALVES AND ADJUSTED THE CELL BLANK LEVEL. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL WITH RESULTS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED LIMITS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AST ASPARTATE AMINO TRANSFERASE (AST/SGOT) TEST SYSTEM FET ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 63574001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1