FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM

MDR report key: 2498009 · Received March 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
1628664-2012-00165
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 21, 2012
Report Date
February 26, 2012
Manufacturer
ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC
Product Code
CJY
PMA / PMN Number
K981578
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVATION OF ELEVATED CLINICAL CHEMISTRY PATIENT RESULT APPEARS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THE PATIENT SAMPLE IN QUESTION. THE PATIENT WAS AWAITING BIOPSY OF ABDOMINAL MASS; HAD ANEMIA AND RENAL FAILURE. THE PATIENT SAMPLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION BY ABBOTT. THE CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM REAGENT LN 03L79-21 INDICATED LOT 44898UN11 MET RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. NO ADVERSE OR NON-STATISTICAL TRENDS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM REAGENT LN 03L79-21 OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. A REVIEW OF ALL COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM REAGENT LOT 44898UN11 DID NOT IDENTIFY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ARCHITECT SYSTEM OPERATIONS MANUAL AND CLINICAL CALCIUM PACKAGE INSERT FOR LN 3L79-21 ADDRESS PROBABLE CAUSES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH REAGENT AND SAMPLE HANDLING AND INTEGRITY. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, NO DEFICIENCY OF CALCIUM REAGENT LN 03L79-21, LOT 44898UN11 WAS IDENTIFIED. IN CONCLUSION, OUR EVALUATION INDICATES CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM REAGENT LN 03L79-21 LOT 44898UN11 IS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATED AN ELEVATED CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM RESULT WAS GENERATED AND FLAGGED HIGH FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE (NO VALUE PROVIDED) WHEN REAGENT LOT 44898UN11 WAS IN USE. REPEAT ARCHITECT TESTING GENERATED VARYING RESULTS BETWEEN 3.5 AND 4.65 MMOL/L. THE SAMPLE WAS SENT TO ANOTHER LAB AND A RESULT OF 3.45 MMOL/L WAS GENERATED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE ROCHE ASSAY, THEREFORE, THE ARCHITECT RESULT OF 3.5 MMOL/L WAS REPORTED. THE QUALITY CONTROLS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND ALL OTHER PATIENT RESULTS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE CUSTOMER REVIEWED THE ARCHITECT REACTION GRAPHS (DURING THE READ WINDOW) FOR VARIABILITY AND NOTED THE OPTICAL DENSITY INCREASED FOR SOME TESTS WHILE OTHERS DID NOT. THE INITIAL UNKNOWN ELEVATED RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CALCIUM CJY ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC 44898UN11

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR ARCHITECT C8000, LIST #1G06-01, SN (B)(4)| ARCHITECT C8000, LIST # 1G06-01, SN (B)(4)