FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ABBOTT COMMANDER FLEXIBLE PIPETTING CENTER #2

MDR report key: 262251 · Received February 10, 2000

Report

Report Number
MW1018124
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 10, 2000
Date of Event
October 1, 1998
Report Date
February 9, 2000
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
IQW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN TESTING. INITIAL INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE WAS SET UP WITH DIFFERENT PARAMETERS INTENDED TO BE THE SAME. DIFFERENT SOFTWARE PARAMETERS RESULTED IN DIFFERENT CUT OFF LIMITS. APPROX 97 PTS WERE REPORTED AS NEGATIVE BUT COULD HAVE FALLEN IN AN INDETERMINATE RANGE. INDETERMINATE FINDINGS ARE ROUTINELY REPEATED AND MOST OFTEN FOUND TO BE NEGATIVE. STAFF RESEARCHING HOW MANY WERE RE-TESTED BECAUSE OF CONTINUED SYMPTOMS. PHYSICIAN NOTIFICATION UNDERTAKEN AND REPEAT TESTING WILL BE OFFERED. DIFFERENT SOFTWARE PARAMETERS WERE PRESENT PREVIOUSLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ABBOTT COMMANDER FLEXIBLE PIPETTING CENTER #2 SOFTWARE IQW ABBOTT LABORATORIES FLEXIBLE PIPETTING CENTER #2 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other