FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INRATIO
MDR report key: 2801089
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Received October 17, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2012-01525
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 17, 2012
- Date of Event
- October 10, 2012
- Report Date
- October 17, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K021923
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
INVESTIGATION PENDING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CALLER IS ONE OF MANY NURSES TESTING THE PT. THIS IS A NEW PT, FACILITY STARTED SEEING PT ON (B)(6). PT RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED FOR PNEUMONIA ON (B)(6), WHILE HOSPITALIZED DEVELOPED PULMONARY EMBOLISM. PT IS NEW TO TAKING COUMADIN. DOCTORS STARTED PT ON DAILY DOSES OF 5MG COUMADIN AND 40MG OF LOVENOX. PT HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, AND ON (B)(6) HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING FINGERSTICK. BROUGHT METER TO THE FINGER AND OBTAINED 6.7, THEN PERFORMED VENOUS DRAW, USED VENOUS SAMPLE ON INRATIO SYSTEM AND OBTAINED INR OF 6.0. VENOUS SAMPLE SENT TO LAB, LAB INR=>10. ON (B)(6) 2012, INRATIO: 6.7 AND 6.1, LAB: 10.0. TIME BETWEEN TESTING MINS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | 100139 | 282861 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |