INRATIO2
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2012-00481
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 6, 2012
- Date of Event
- March 9, 2012
- Report Date
- April 6, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K072727
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
DISCREPANT RESULTS (ACCURACY) COMPARISON OF INRATIO TEST WITH LAB RESULTS PROVIDED BY END-USER AT TIME COMPLAINT WAS FILED: DATE: (B)(6) 2012, INRATIO METER = 3.1, 3.8, 4.4 AND 4.6 INR. REFERENCE = 5.1 INR, MEAN = 4.20, CONFIDENCE LIMITS = 2.4-6.1. PRECISION TEST WAS PERFORMED ON INRATIO DATA (MEAN = 3.98, SD = 0.68, PERCENT CV = 16.99). SINCE PERCENT CV IS BELOW 20 PERCENT, TEST MET CRITERIA. THE MEAN OF THE INRATIO MEAN AND COMPARATIVE SYSTEM INR WERE CALCULATED. BOTH INRATIO AND REFERENCE VALUES ARE WITHIN THE CONFIDENCE LIMITS FOR INR TESTING. THE RESULTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DISCREPANT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCUMENTED VARIABILITY FOR INR TESTING. INR REPORTED HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR ACCURACY. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PURSUED AT THIS TIME. (B)(4). THIS ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRACKED AND TRENDED. CORRECTIVE ACTION NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT INRATIO2 RESULTS. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: PATIENT'S INRATIO: 3.1, 3.8, HOSPITAL'S INRATIO: 4.4, 4.6, (VENOUS) COASYS: 5.1. PATIENT HAS BEEN TAKING WARFARIN SINCE 2000; AVERAGE DOSING OF 0.61 FENPROCOUMON. LAST DOSE OF WARFARIN WAS TAKEN THE EVENING BEFORE MEASUREMENT. PATIENT WAS RECENTLY ON ANTIBIOTICS: KLACID FROM (B)(6) TO (B)(6) 2012. RECENT DOSE CHANGES: PREDNISONE FROM (B)(6) TO (B)(6) 2012, (B)(6) 2012 SALBUTAMOL, (B)(6) 2012 PNEUMONIAE. PATIENT HAD A FEVER FROM (B)(6) 2012 UNTIL (B)(6) 2012; 39 DEGREE C. LAST HCT: 0.44 IN (B)(6) 2010. NO RECENT HOSPITALIZATIONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO2 | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | HS0100139 | 261590 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR |