FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ISE INDIRECT K+ FOR GEN.2

MDR report key: 2141570 · Received June 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-03471
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2011
Date of Event
June 8, 2011
Report Date
June 27, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
CEM
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) POTASSIUM RESULTS FOR FIVE PATIENT SAMPLES FROM THE MODULAR ANALYTIC CORE ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). OF THE DATA PROVIDED, THE RESULTS FOR THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE DISCREPANT. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE ER ALERTED THE LABORATORY OF LOW SODIUM RESULTS. ALL RESULTS ARE IN MMOL/L. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 INITIAL RESULT WAS 4.1 AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 4.6. PATIENT SAMPLE 2 INITIAL RESULT WAS 3.5 AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 4.0. PATIENT SAMPLE 3 INITIAL RESULT WAS 3.9 AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 4.4. THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY AND CORRECTED REPORTS WERE ISSUED. NO PATIENTS WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. UPON EVALUATION OF THE ANALYZER, THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE ISE DILUENT AND STANDARD VOLUME WERE LOW. HE REPLACED THE ISE DILUENT AND STANDARD BOTTLES. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL WITH RESULT WITHIN RANGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ISE INDIRECT K+ FOR GEN.2 ELECTRODE, ION SPECIFIC, POTASSIUM CEM ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1