FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE
MDR report key: 2222924
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Received July 15, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2245578-2011-00116
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 15, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 14, 2011
- Report Date
- July 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD
- Product Code
- MZV
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2011 ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR SODIUM (NA) AND HEMATOCRIT (HCT) BETWEEN THE I-STAT AND THEIR LAB INSTRUMENT ON A PT WHO WAS TAKEN TO PRE-CATH TESTING. I-STAT RESULT: 7:01 AM, NA = 111 MMOL/L, HCT = 23 %PCV; LAB RESULT: 10:17 AM, NA = 137 MMOL/L, HCT = 33 %PCV. BASED ON THE INFO AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT AND NO EVIDENCE OF A PRODUCT PROBLEM. INTERNAL COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(4) 2011 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH RETURN CARTRIDGE TESTING AND VISUAL INSPECTION THAT A SECTION OF CHEM8+ LOT C10353 HAS MISSING NA+ MEMBRANES/DAMAGED NA+ SENSOR CAUSING NA+, CI- AND HCT UNEXPECTED RESULTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE | CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE | MZV | ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD | NA | C10353 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |