FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS CALIBRATOR KIT 9

MDR report key: 2190536 · Received November 13, 2007

Report

Report Number
1319808-2007-00336
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 13, 2007
Date of Event
October 15, 2007
Report Date
October 15, 2007
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JIX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT CONCLUDED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT FOLLOWING OCD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR THE CALIBRATION FLUID KIT 9. AFTER USING CALIBRATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITHIN OCD RECOMMENDED STABILITY INTERVAL, ACCEPTABLE CALIBRATOR RESPONSES AND CALIBRATION PARAMETERS WERE OBTAINED. THE QC RESULTS OBTAINED POST RE-CALIBRATION WERE ALL ACCEPTABLE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS USER ERROR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED NEGATIVELY BIASED PHBR QC RESULTS ON A VITROS 250 ANALYZER. NO PT SAMPLES WERE TESTED DUE TO THE BIASED QC RESULTS BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED MAY RESULTS IN INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS CALIBRATOR KIT 9 IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC CALIBRATOR KIT JIX ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA 967

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1