FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS E411 DISK SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2893120 · Received January 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
1823260-2013-00009
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 2, 2013
Date of Event
December 21, 2012
Report Date
January 2, 2013
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K961481
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF QUESTIONABLE INTACT HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + THE SS-SUBUNIT (HCG+SS) RESULTS ON TWO PATIENT SAMPLES. FOR PATIENT (B)(6), THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.229 MUI/ML. THE TEST WAS REPEATED TWICE, WITH A RESULT OF 10,000 MUI/ML, ACCOMPANIED BY A DATA FLAG, EACH TIME. ALL TESTS WERE PROCESSED FROM THE SAME TUBE. A RESULT OF > 10,000 MUI/ML WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. FOR PATIENT (B)(6), A FEMALE, BORN (B)(6) 1994, THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.300 MUI/ML. THE TEST WAS REPEATED TWICE, WITH A RESULT OF 10,000 MUI/ML, ACCOMPANIED BY A DATA FLAG, EACH TIME. ALL TESTS WERE PROCESSED FROM THE SAME TUBE. A RESULT OF > 10,000 MUI/ML WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT HARMED. THE LOT NUMBER OF THE HCG+SS REAGENT WAS 169563; THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED THE ALARM TRACE AND FOUND MANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE LIQUID LEVEL DETECTION. HE PERFORMED TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS. SINCE THEN, NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1849 COBAS E411 DISK SYSTEM IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER DHA ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 024 YR