FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS IMMUNO-WASH FLUID

MDR report key: 2864006 · Received December 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
1319808-2012-00050
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2012
Date of Event
October 11, 2012
Report Date
December 7, 2012
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT IMPRECISE VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON TWO VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEMS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT AN INSTRUMENT RELATED ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS USER ERROR IN NOT HANDLING (B)(4) RESERVOIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IFU. ACCEPTABLE VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON BOTH INSTRUMENTS USING THE SAME LOT OF VITROS PHBR REAGENT AFTER CORRECTING THE CUSTOMER'S PROTOCOL FOR HANDLING IWF RESERVOIRS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBTAINED IMPRECISE VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS RUN ON TWO DIFFERENT VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEMS. 5,1 FS # 1: QC FLUID BIORAD 2 M1914= 39.88, 38.56, 37.52, 34.66, 36.82, 38.12, 36.39, 41.33, 39.24, 34.40, 41.10, 37.37, 37.37, 35.14, 40.07, 40.55 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT= 52.13 UG/ML. 5,1 FS # 1: QC FLUID BIORAD 2 M1914= 40.82, 40.77 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT= 52.20 UG/ML. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED ON PATIENT SAMPLES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AFFECTED PATIENT SAMPLES OR PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS IMMUNO-WASH FLUID IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS N2107

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1