INRATIO2
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2011-01009
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 6, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 13, 2011
- Report Date
- May 6, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- 072727
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
INRATIO PRECISION DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER: 1ST INR: 5.6, 2ND INR: 1.9, 3RD INR: 2.8, MEAN: 3.43, SD: 1.93, %CV: 56.20. ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER'S DATA REVEALED THAT REPEATED INRATIO TEST RESULT COMPARISON DID NOT MEET PRECISION CRITERIA. CUSTOMER'S RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED DISCREPANT BEYOND THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. NO PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. RETAINED STRIP TESTING PERFORMED ON 04/20/2011 REVEALED THAT RESULT COMPARISONS MET PRECISION CRITERIA. INVESTIGATION RESULTS FOR RETAINED STRIP LOT #247451: DONOR 1, 1ST INR: 2.2, 2ND INR: 2.1, 3RD INR: 2.3, MEAN: 2.20, SD: 0.10, %CV: 4.55. DONOR 2, 1ST INR: 4.2, 2ND INR: 3.7, 3RD INR: 4.2, MEAN: 4.03, SD: 0.29, %CV: 7.16. PERCENT CV FOR BOTH DONORS ARE BELOW 20%, PRECISION CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET. NO FURTHER TESTING IS NEEDED. AS REVIEWED ON 05/06/2011, EIGHTY-FOUR DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #247451, YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.081%. ACTION THRESHOLD (>0.07%) HAS BEEN REACHED. STRIP LOT IN COMPLAINT HAS STRIP CODE 62935 WHICH BRICK LOT #237418 WAS ASSIGNED AND PACKAGED INTO TWO STRIP LOTS (247450 AND 247451). ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO TOTAL DISCREPANT COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR LOT #247450 AND #247451, YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF 0.02%. DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE BELOW TOTAL COMPLAINT ACTION THRESHOLD OF 0.1%, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED IMPRECISION WITH INRATIO METER. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2011, INRATIO2: 5.6, 1.9, 2.8. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE: 2-3 INR. PT HAS BEEN TESTING SINCE (B)(6) 2010.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO2 | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC | 100071 | 247451 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |