FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS INTEGRA 400 PLUS

MDR report key: 2211716 · Received August 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
1823260-2011-04356
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 15, 2011
Date of Event
August 1, 2011
Report Date
September 14, 2011
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K951595
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DETERMINE A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE AS NO RAW DATA AND NO SAMPLE WAS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IT CAN ONLY BE SPECULATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SAMPLE SPECIFIC OR PIPETTING ISSUE AS CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL DATA DID NOT EXHIBIT A PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED NO ADVERSE EVENTS OCCURRED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE PHENYTOIN RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 22 UG/ML WITH A DATA FLAG. THE REPEAT RESULTS WERE 13.8 AND 13.7 UG/ML. ALL OF THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT TREATED AS THE PHARMACIST QUESTIONED THE ORIGINAL RESULT. THE PHENYTOIN REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 62946501. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, HE REPLACED THE ABSORBANCE LAMP AND PERFORMED AN AIR/WATER CALIBRATION WHICH PASSED. HE CHECKED THE ABSORBANCE SENSITIVITY, ABSORBANCE PHOTOMETER OPTICS AND ACCURACY, WORKSTATION ACCURACY AND PROBE THROUGHPUT ALL WITH PASSING RESULTS. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE RAN PRECISION TESTING WITH RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS INTEGRA 400 PLUS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1