INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2011-01143
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 24, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 27, 2011
- Report Date
- May 24, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- 021923
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
INRATIO PRECISION DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER: 1ST INR: 5.4, 2ND INR: 4.8, MEAN: 5.10, SD: 0.42, %CV: 8.32. ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER'S DATA REVEALED THAT REPEATED INRATIO TEST RESULT COMPARISON DID MEET PRECISION CRITERIA. CUSTOMER'S RESULTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DISCREPANT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. NO PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. AS REVIEWED ON 05/24/2011, SIXTY-NINE DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #248203, YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.045%. DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLD MONITORED BY QA FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (>0.07%), NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THIS ISSUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TRACKING AND TRENDING. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED THAT INRATIO READINGS ARE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2011, INRATIO: 5.4, 4.8. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE: 2.0 - 3.0 INR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | 100071 | 248203 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |