FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INRATIO

MDR report key: 2101514 · Received May 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
2027969-2011-01115
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 19, 2011
Date of Event
March 19, 2011
Report Date
May 19, 2011
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
K072727
Removal / Correction Number
NI
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PENDING INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB FOR INRATIO2 METER. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PT WAS TRAINED ON THE INRATIO2 METER AND GOT A RESULT OF 1.4. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE LOW RESULT BECAUSE THE PT HAD FINISHED A COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND PREDNISONE FOR BRONCHITIS ON (B)(6) 2011; THE PHYSICIAN INCREASED PT'S COUMADIN DOSE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PT GOT AN INRATIO2 RESULT OF 1.4 AND THE PHYSICIAN INCREASED THE COUMADIN AGAIN. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PT GOT AN INRATIO2 RESULT OF 1.3. A LAB DRAW WAS OBTAINED WITHIN ABOUT TWO HOURS OF THE INRATIO2 TEST AND THE LAB RESULT WAS 4.2. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE IS 2.0-3.0.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST GJS ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC 100071 246050

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Other