FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS E411 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2822573 · Received November 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
1823260-2012-05643
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 7, 2012
Date of Event
October 12, 2012
Report Date
December 4, 2012
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K003178
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CI
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE DUE TO THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON THE SPECIFIC PART NUMBER INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE INTACT HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + THE SS-SUBUNIT (HCG+SS) RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE UNIT OF MEASURE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 507.7 AND WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. FOUR DAYS LATER, A DOCTOR CALLED THE LABORATORY AND ASKED ABOUT THE RESULT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONCORDANT WITH THE PATIENT. THE LABORATORY REPEATED THE SAME SAMPLE AND THE RESULT WAS 137640. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF THE PATIENT WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE HCG+SS REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 167584.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS E411 SYSTEM IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER DHA ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1