FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALINIQ AMS

MDR report key: 23199558 · Received October 2, 2025

Report

Report Number
3004032053-2025-00018
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 2, 2025
Date of Event
September 24, 2025
Report Date
November 17, 2025
Manufacturer
ABBOTT SRL
Product Code
JQP
UDI-DI
00380740202736
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED BY THE ABBOTT ITS (INFORMATICS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST) REVEALED THAT A VALUE OF "0" HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY CARRIED OVER FROM AN EARLIER QPL TEMPLATE VERSION, WHERE THE PARAMETER WAS DEFINED AS A NUMERIC (FLOAT) TYPE. IN THE UPDATED VERSION, THE PARAMETER WAS REDEFINED AS ALPHANUMERIC, ENABLING THE FIELD TO BE LEFT EMPTY (NULL) INSTEAD OF REQUIRING A DEFAULT NUMERIC VALUE. THE ABBOTT ITS RECOMPILED THE QPL USING THE CORRECTED TEMPLATE VALUE. NO DEFICIENCIES WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE MIDDLEWARE. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO NONCONFORMANCES OR POTENTIAL NONCONFORMANCES RELATED TO THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT COMPLAINT. A REVIEW OF THE LABELING ADDRESSES THE CUSTOMER¿S ISSUE. TRENDING REVIEW DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TRENDS. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, NO SYSTEMIC ISSUE OR PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE ALINIQ AMS SOFTWARE VERSION 3.02, LIST 03R89-63.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE. ALL AVAILABLE PATIENT INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED. ADDITIONAL PATIENT DETAILS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH THE ALINIQ AMS SOFTWARE BASE, VERSION 3.02. THE CUSTOMER STATED A PATIENT SAMPLE WITH AN ICTERIC INDEX OF > 711.999 SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE HIL INDICES RULE TO GENERATE AND ICT COMMENT IN PLACE OF THE RESULT AND HOLD THE RESULT. THIS WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED FOR THE POTASSIUM TEST; THEREFORE, THE POTASSIUM RESULT WITH A HIGH ICTERIC INDEX WAS NOT BEING HELD, AND THE RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE SAMPLE ID PROVIDED WAS (B)(6), HOWEVER NO SPECIFIC TEST RESULTS WERE PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH THE ALINIQ AMS SOFTWARE BASE, VERSION 3.02. THE CUSTOMER STATED A PATIENT SAMPLE WITH AN ICTERIC INDEX OF > 711.999 SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE HIL INDICES RULE TO GENERATE AND ICT COMMENT IN PLACE OF THE RESULT AND HOLD THE RESULT. THIS WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED FOR THE POTASSIUM TEST; THEREFORE, THE POTASSIUM RESULT WITH A HIGH ICTERIC INDEX WAS NOT BEING HELD, AND THE RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE SAMPLE ID PROVIDED WAS (B)(6); HOWEVER, NO SPECIFIC TEST RESULTS WERE PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
307841 ALINIQ AMS CALCULATOR/DATA PROCESSING MODULE, FOR CLINICAL USE JQP ABBOTT SRL 00380740202736

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown