FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS ANTI-HAV IGM REAGENT

MDR report key: 2840038 · Received November 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2012-00235
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 20, 2012
Date of Event
October 18, 2012
Report Date
November 20, 2012
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LOL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED TWO NON-REPRODUCIBLE (B)(6) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED USING (B)(6) QUALITY CONTROL MATERIAL, USING VITROS AHAV REAGENT LOTS 3201 AND 3230 ON A VITROS 3600 SYSTEM. ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE WAS OBTAINED FOLLOWING MULTIPLE RETESTS OF THE SAME SAMPLE. ROOT CAUSE FOR THE NON-REPRODUCIBLE (B)(6) VITROS AHAV IGM RESULTS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER POOR ANALYZER OR REAGENT PERFORMANCES CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS (OCD) ANALYST FOUND THAT NON-REPRODUCIBLE (B)(6) QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS ((B)(6) VERSUS EXPECTED RESULT(B)(6) ) WERE OBTAINED FOR (B)(6) CONTROL MATERIAL DURING PROCESSING OF STABILITY TRIAL DATA FOR VITROS AHAV LOT 3201 AND 3230 USING A VITROS 3600 SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THE EVENT WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED WITH PATIENT SAMPLES. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED BECAUSE THIS TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A CLINICAL LABORATORY SETTING. THE (B)(6) RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED TO A PHYSICIAN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER TWO OF TWO MDR'S FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS ANTI-HAV IGM REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC LOL ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 3230

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1