FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

I-STAT TROPONIN (HS-TNI ) CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 24434361 · Received February 24, 2026

Report

Report Number
2245578-2026-00045
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 24, 2026
Date of Event
February 2, 2026
Report Date
March 18, 2026
Manufacturer
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K240984
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

APOC INCIDENT # (B)(4). APOC LABELING WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION AS PERTAINING TO THE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

APOC INCIDENT: (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 12-MAR-2026. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) CONFIRMED THE CARTRIDGE LOT MET FINISHED GOODS (FG) RELEASE CRITERIA. A DEFICIENCY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR HS-TNI CARTRIDGE LOT A25210B. WHILE RETAINED CARTRIDGE TESTING MET THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR THE DETECTED ERROR (DT) AND UNDETECTED ERROR (UDT) RATES OUTLINED IN APPENDIX 1 OF Q04.01.003 REV. AP (PRODUCT COMPLAINT LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE), THE FG RELEASE SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD DEVIATION (SD) PER TP-0651 REV. BI (CARTRIDGE FINISHED GOODS TEST SPECIFICATION) WAS NOT MET. ROOT CAUSE WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN QUALITY RECORD (QR) 1100932.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON 19-FEB-2026, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER REGARDING I-STAT TROPONIN CARTRIDGES THAT YIELDED DISCREPANT FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS ON A 46 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WITH CHEST PAIN & SUBACUTE COUGH. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT INFORMATION. RETURN PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION. METHOD DATE COLLECTED RESULT SAMPLE POSITIVE/NEGATIVE I-STAT (B)(6) 2026 14:47 976 A POSITIVE ROCHE (B)(6) 2026 14:47 11 A NEGATIVE I-STAT (B)(6) 2026 16:44 635 B POSITIVE ROCHE (B)(6) 2026 16:44 7 B NEGATIVE I-STAT (B)(6) 2026 17:37 590 C POSITIVE ROCHE (B)(6) 2026 17:37 9 C NEGATIVE. THERE ARE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO REASON TO SUSPECT A MALFUNCTION EXISTS. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. 99TH PERCENTILE 90% CI SEX N (NG/L, PG/ML) (NG/L, PG/ML) FEMALE 490 13 (10, 17) MALE 404 28 (19, 58) OVERALL 895 21 (14, 30).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
3179 I-STAT TROPONIN (HS-TNI ) CARTRIDGE HS-TNI CARTRIDGE MMI ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC. NA A25210B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 46 YR Male