FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS ECI IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2883712 · Received December 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
1319681-2012-00255
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2012
Date of Event
November 28, 2012
Report Date
December 21, 2012
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
KHO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT CODE 541-014 (LUMINOMETER DATA INVALID) OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE PATIENT AND QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES WHILE USING THE VITROS AHCVREAGENT, LOT 3080 ON A VITROS ECI IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER. ROOT CAUSE FOR THE 541-014 CODES IS LIKLEY TO BE RELATED TO LOW SIGNAL PRODUCING PATIENT SAMPLES (SIGNAL BELOW THE VITROS AHCV ASSAY'S MINIMUM THRESHOLD). HOWEVER, AN INSTRUMENT RELATED ISSUE CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED INTERMITTENT 541-014 (LUMINOMETER DATA INVALID) CONDITION CODES THAT OCCURRED WITH MULTIPLE PATIENT AND QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES WHEN TESTED ON A VITROS ECI IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THE CODES WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MULTIPLE SAMPLES BUT ONLY WHEN USING VITROS AHCV, LOT 3080. NO ERRONEOUS PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY AND THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS OF PATIENT HARM. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS ECI IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER KHO ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1