FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2643324 · Received July 6, 2012

Report

Report Number
1319681-2012-00140
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 6, 2012
Date of Event
June 7, 2012
Report Date
July 6, 2012
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULT WAS OBTAINED FROM A SINGLE CONTROL FLUID AFTER A CALIBRATION EVENT OF VITROS PHBR LOT 2537-0058-8464 ON A VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, THE MOST LIKELY ASSIGNABLE CAUSE IS ANALYZER RELATED. AN OCD FE PERFORMED SERVICE ACTIONS TO THE IWR AND INCUBATOR SUBSYSTEMS OF THE 5,1 FS ANALYZER. ACCEPTABLE PHBR PERFORMANCE WAS OBTAINED AFTER THE SERVICE ACTIONS WERE PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBSERVED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULT OBTAINED FROM A SINGLE CONTROL FLUID AFTER A CALIBRATION EVENT ON A VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. VITROS TDM PERFORMANCE VERIFIER LOT J1649: 76.8 UG/ML VS. THE MIDPOINT OF THE RANGE OF MEANS OF 61.14. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION, IF PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED. PATIENT SAMPLES WERE NOT TESTED FOR VITROS PHBR WHILE QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1