FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS, ANTI-HAV IGM REAGENT

MDR report key: 2202668 · Received August 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2011-00108
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 11, 2011
Date of Event
July 11, 2011
Report Date
August 11, 2011
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LOL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT UNEXPECTED, NON-REPRODUCIBLE NEGATIVE VITROS ANTI-HAV IGM RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE PROCESSED ON THE VITROS 3600 SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT AN INSTRUMENT OR REAGENT MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED TWO UNEXPECTED, NON-REPRODUCIBLE NEGATIVE VITROS ANTI-HAV IGM RESULTS (B)(6) FROM A (B)(6) ACCURUN CONTROL FLUID PROCESSED ON THE VITROS 3600 SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION SHOULD THEY OCCUR ON PATIENT SAMPLES. THERE WAS NO REPORT THAT PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED THEREFORE THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE EXPECTED VITROS ANTI-HAV IGM RESULTS FOR THE AFFECTED SAMPLES WERE (B)(6). THIS REPORT IS ONE OF TWO 3500A FORMS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS, ANTI-HAV IGM REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC LOL ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 2700

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1