FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 2222924 · 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