FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHBR SLIDES

MDR report key: 2930294 · Received January 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
1319809-2013-00043
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 25, 2013
Date of Event
December 12, 2012
Report Date
January 25, 2013
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DLZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT NON-REPRODUCIBLE, LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED PROCESSED ON VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT AN ANALYZER RELATED ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. A REAGENT RELATED ISSUE OR AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE VITROS PHBR SLIDES AND THE VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM, COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION BY OCD REGARDING VITROS PHBR PERFORMANCE IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED NON-REPRODUCIBLE, LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHBR QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WHILE USING THE VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS OBTAINED ARE AS FOLLOWS: VITROS PHBR LOT 2539-0062-2286: QC LOT M1914 = 46.45, 32.77, 41.13, 44.63, 44.08, 38.60 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT= 59.0 NG/ML; VITROS PHBR LOT 2541-0064-0287: QC LOT G1647 = 9.3 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT= 12.77 NG/ML; QC LOT M1914 = 39.2, 46.6, 36.8, 44.2, 46.8, 45.4, 45.9 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT= 59.83 NG/ML. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THE EVENT WERE TO RECUR UNDETECTED WITH PATIENT SAMPLES. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF HARM TO PATIENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS TEN OF FOURTEEN MDR'S FOR THIS EVENT. FOURTEEN 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS FOURTEEN DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
35966 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHBR SLIDES IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTICS DLZ ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 2541-0064-0287

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1