INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2011-01661
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 28, 2011
- Date of Event
- June 24, 2011
- Report Date
- July 28, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- 021923
- Removal / Correction Number
- NI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED. INRATIO: 4.0, REFERENCE: 3.0, MEAN: 3.50, CONFIDENCE LIMITS: 2.0-5.0. INRATIO: 4.0, 2.9, 3.45, 2.0-5.0. ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER'S DATA REVEALED THAT BOTH INRATIO AND REFENCE TEST RESULT COMPARISONS MEET ACCURACY CRITERIA. CUSTOMER'S RESULTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DISCREPANT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. NO PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED. (B)(4). ACTION THRESHOLD (B)(4) WAS REACHED. STRIP LOT # 243104 HAS STRIP CODE Z45BU WITH BRICK LOT # 246544, WHICH WAS ASSIGNED AND PACKAGED INTO TWO STRIP LOTS (243104 AND 251117). (B)(4). DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE TOTAL COMPLAINT THRESHOLD OF (B)(4) FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. THIS ISSUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TRACKING AND TRENDING. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB AND ANOTHER POINT-OF-CARE (POC) DEVICE. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2011, INRATIO: 4.0, LAB: 2.9, POC: 3.0. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE: 2.0-3.0 INR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | 100071 | 243104 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NI |