FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GALILEO ECHO

MDR report key: 2120121 · Received June 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
1034569-2011-00066
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 10, 2011
Date of Event
May 16, 2011
Report Date
June 10, 2011
Manufacturer
IMMUCOR, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
PMA / PMN Number
BK070016
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF RESULT IMAGES IDENTIFIED THAT A BRIGHT AREA SEEN IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON ALL OF THE IMAGES. A SERVICE CALL WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REVEALED ISSUES WITH CAMERA READER ASSEMBLY. REPLACED CAMERA READER ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED ALL CAMERA ALIGNMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS. PERFORMED QC TESTING WITH ACCEPTABLE RESULTS. CUSTOMER TESTED 4 SAMPLES WITH RFXGROUPSCREEN ASSAY WITH ACCEPTABLE RESULTS. SYSTEM IS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED AN RH DISCREPANCY WHEN TESTING A PATIENT SAMPLE WITH THE WEAK D ASSAY ON THE ECHO. THE PATIENT IS HISTORICALLY A NEGATIVE. THE ECHO GENERATED NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR ANTI-D (MONOCLONAL BLEND) SERIES 4 AND ANTI-D (MONOCLONAL BLEND) SERIES 5. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED WEAK D ON ECHO AND POSITIVE RESULT WAS GENERATED (4+). THE ECHO GENERATED NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR DAT. THE SAMPLE WAS TESTED BY MANUAL TUBE METHOD AND NEGATIVE RESULTS WERE GENERATED FOR DAT AND WEAK D.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GALILEO ECHO AUTOMATED BLOOD BANK ANALYZER KSZ IMMUCOR, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1