FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DIMENSION VISTA 1500

MDR report key: 2942442 · Received February 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
1226181-2013-00049
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 4, 2013
Date of Event
January 7, 2013
Report Date
January 10, 2013
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K051087
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE. THE FSE REPLACED THE INTEGRATED MULTISENSOR TECHNOLOGY (IMT) PROBE, REAGENT 1 PROBE AND SAMPLE 1 PROBE. THE PROBES WERE ALIGNED AND QUALITY CONTROLS WERE RUN. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DISCORDANT CALCIUM (CA) RESULT WAS GENERATED BY THE DIMENSION VISTA 1500 SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM PERFORMED AN AUTOMATIC RETEST OF THE SAMPLE AND YIELDED A RESULT WITHIN EXPECTATIONS. THE DISCORDANT RESULT WAS NOT RELEASED FROM THE LABORATORY. THE CUSTOMER RETESTED THE SAMPLE ON ANOTHER SYSTEM. THE RETEST RESULT WAS RELEASED FROM THE LABORATORY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR KNOWN PATIENT INTERVENTION DUE TO THE DISCORDANT CALCIUM RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
46742 DIMENSION VISTA 1500 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER JJE SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC DIMENSION VISTA 1500

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1