FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS ANTI-HBC REAGENT

MDR report key: 2972366 · Received February 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2013-00052
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 21, 2013
Date of Event
January 23, 2013
Report Date
February 21, 2013
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LOM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT MULTIPLE, REPRODUCIBLE, (B)(6) QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS FOR THE (B)(6) BIORAD CONTROL MATERIAL FROM TWO DIFFERENT VITROS (B)(6) LOTS WERE OBTAINED WHILE USING THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DETERMINE A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE. HOWEVER, THE USE OF NON-OPTIMAL CALIBRATIONS, A REAGENT ISSUE, AN INSTRUMENT ISSUE OR A SAMPLE MATERIAL RELATED ISSUE CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE EVENT IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED MULTIPLE, REPRODUCIBLE, (B)(6) RESULTS FOR THE (B)(6) BIORAD CONTROL MATERIAL FROM TWO DIFFERENT VITROS (B)(6) LOTS WHILE USING THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE OBTAINED: (B)(6). BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED ON PATIENT SAMPLES. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE QUESTIONED BY THE PHYSICIANS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF HARM TO PATIENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER THREE OF THREE MDR'S FOR THIS EVENT. THREE 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS THREE DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
75776 VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS ANTI-HBC REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC LOM ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 6920

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1