FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SERACLONE ANTI-K (KEL2)

MDR report key: 2554378 · Received May 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
9610824-2010-00007
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 6, 2010
Date of Event
April 9, 2010
Report Date
May 4, 2010
Manufacturer
BIO-RAD MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS GMBH
Product Code
KSZ
PMA / PMN Number
125232
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE AFFECTED LOT 1831190 WAS FILLED FROM BULK LOT V076429. TWO MORE BATCHES, THE LOT 1831198 AND 7831190-01 WERE ALSO FILLED FROM BULK LOT V076429. ALTHOUGH, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINT FOR THESE TWO LOTS, THE BATCHES WERE TESTED AND ALSO REACTED FALSE POSITIVE. (B)(6), THE SUPPLIER OF THE BULK MATERIAL FOR SERACLONE ANTI-K (KEL2) WAS INFORMED AND CONFIRMED THE FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS. THE FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS WERE ONLY EVIDENT IN A SMALL NUMBER OF KK RED BLOOD CELLS TESTED, AND WERE WEAK, (+) TO 2+, WHEN COMPARED TO THE USUAL 4+ REACTION SEEN WITH K POSITIVE CELLS. ALL OTHER RESULTS TO BE VALID WHERE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTROLS SHOWED THE EXPECTED REACTIVITY. THE FINAL SEROLOGICAL CONTROL OF ALL LOTS MET ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA. INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED AT (B)(6) HAVE SUGGESTED THAT UPWARD DRIFT IN THE PH OF THE REAGENT DURING THE SHELF-LIFE FROM 5.3 TO 5.6 MAY BE A CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR TO THE OBSERVED WEAK FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS WITH SOME KK RED BLOOD CELL SAMPLES. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CONFIRMED FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS ALL AFFECTED LOTS WERE BLOCKED AND A RECALL WAS INITIATED. ONLY THE LOT 7831190-01 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE UNITED STATES. (B)(4). (B)(4) ACQUIRED THE (B)(4) ON 1/6/2010. THE COMPANY NAME WAS CHANGED TO (B)(4) ON 3/23/2010.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS WITH SERACLONE ANTI-K (KEL2) ART NO (B)(4) LOT 1831190. THE CUSTOMER INFORMED US ABOUT THEIR TEST RESULTS, BUT DIDN'T SEND BACK THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE AND THE FALSE POSITIVE REACTING RED BLOOD CELLS. THE AFFECTED LOT WAS PRODUCED FROM THE SAME MATERIAL ((B)(4) LOT V076429) AS THE LOT 7831190-09. THE LOT 7831190-09 WAS TESTED IN THE QC LAB AND THE FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS COULD BE CONFIRMED. (B)(4) WAS INFORMED AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS INITIATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SERACLONE ANTI-K (KEL2) SERACLONE KSZ BIO-RAD MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 1831190

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1