FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TINA-QUANT HEMOGLOBIN A1C GEN.2

MDR report key: 2090051 · Received May 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-02609
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 16, 2011
Date of Event
May 2, 2011
Report Date
July 8, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LCP
PMA / PMN Number
K072714
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. ONE FALSELY HIGH RESULT WAS RELEASED AND CORRECTED LATER ON. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED IN THIS CASE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATED THEY WERE RECEIVING QUESTIONABLY HIGH RESULTS ON 6-8 PATIENT SAMPLES FOR HBA1C ON THEIR COBAS C501 (SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4)). THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED DATA FOR FOUR QUESTIONABLE PATIENT SAMPLES. OF THAT DATA, ONE RESULT WAS DISCREPANT AND REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. ALL REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED THE SAME DAY ON THE SAME ANALYZER. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL RESULT WAS 17.6%. THE CUSTOMER QUESTIONED THE HIGH RESULT AND PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL AND DID MAINTENANCE ON THE ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER THEN RECALIBRATED AND PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL WITH PASSING RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER REPEATED THE SAMPLE AND THE RESULT WAS 5.8% THAT WAS SENT OUT AS A CORRECTED REPORT. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE AFFECTS TO ANY PATIENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. HE REPLACED THE REAGENT CASSETTE, PERFORMED PROBE WASH AND CLEANING AND CHECKED THE PHOTOMETER AND CELL BLANKS. HE RAN PERFORMANCE TESTING WITH PASSING RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER THEN PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL WITH PASSING RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TINA-QUANT HEMOGLOBIN A1C GEN.2 ASSAY, GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN LCP ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 63434401

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1