FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS IPTH REAGENT

MDR report key: 2088916 · Received May 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2011-00058
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 13, 2011
Date of Event
April 6, 2011
Report Date
May 13, 2011
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT DISCORDANT SERUM AND PLASMA VITROS IPTH RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A SINGLE PATIENT DURING A PATIENT SAMPLE CORRELATION STUDY. NO MALFUNCTION OF THE VITROS IPTH REAGENT OR VITROS ANALYZERS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. SAMPLE INTEGRITY CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AS THE EXACT HISTORY OF THE SAMPLES IS UNKNOWN. AN ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE BIASED RESULTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A PATIENT SAMPLE CORRELATION STUDY PERFORMED TO COMPARE VITROS IPTH RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE CUSTOMER'S SITE TO VITROS IPTH RESULTS OBTAINED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, DISCORDANT SERUM AND PLASMA RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A SINGLE PATIENT. THE FOLLOWING DISCORDANT SERUM (S) AND PLASMA (P) VITROS IPTH RESULTS WERE OBTAINED (UNIT IS PG/ML): 109.6 (S) VS. 81.1 (P), 115.9 (S) VS. 81.1 (P) AND 81.1 (P) VS. 115.9 (S). BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THE AFFECTED PATIENT VITROS IPTH RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE CUSTOMER'S LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT HARM. 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 IPTH REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC CEW ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 0060

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1