FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (LATEX)

MDR report key: 2132767 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-03323
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
May 31, 2011
Report Date
June 17, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DCN
PMA / PMN Number
K073277
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL ASSAYS INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT ARE REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH FORMS PATIENT IDENTIFIERS (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER EXPERIENCED CALIBRATION ERRORS AND FLAGGED RESULTS FOR PATIENT SAMPLES FROM THE INTEGRA 800 ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE USER REPEATED TESTING OF THE PATIENT SAMPLES ON THE OTHER INTEGRA 800 ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). OF THE DATA PROVIDED, THE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE WAS DISCREPANT AND REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 11.66 MG/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 50.86 MG/L. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. UPON EVALUATION OF THE ANALYZER, THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE AND DISCONNECTED LEVEL SENSE CABLE. HE REPLACED THE LIQUID LEVEL SENSE CABLE, WORN ROPES AND A BENT PROBE. HE CONNECTED THE VALVE CABLE ABOVE THE TRANSFER ARM TO THE REAGENT MODULE BODY. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN PERFORMANCE TESTING AND THE USER RAN AND VERIFIED QUALITY CONTROL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (LATEX) SYSTEM, TEST, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN DCN ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 63367001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 071 YR