FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE

MDR report key: 2987297 · Received March 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
1823260-2013-01265
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 4, 2013
Date of Event
January 30, 2013
Report Date
March 4, 2013
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SENT REPORT TO THE FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER QUESTIONED 20 RESULTS FOR HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, SHORT TURN AROUND TIME (HCG STAT). OF THOSE 20 RESULTS, FOUR WERE FOUND TO BE ERRONEOUS. ALL RESULTS ARE IN MIU/ML, AND ALL PATIENTS ARE PREGNANT FEMALES. ON (B)(6) 2013, A DOCTOR QUESTIONED A NEGATIVE RESULT THAT WAS REPORTED FOR PATIENT 1. ON REPEAT, IT THE SAMPLE WAS IN THE 90,000 RANGE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. ON (B)(6) 2013, PATIENT 2 WAS RESULTED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AS 0.500, ACCOMPANIED BY A DATA FLAG. THIS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THIS RESULT WAS DEEMED TO BE ERRONEOUS BY THE CUSTOMER. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AND RESULTED 7997. THE REPEAT RESULT WAS DEEMED TO BE THE CORRECT RESULT BY THE CUSTOMER. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. ON (B)(6) 2013, PATIENT 3 WAS RESULTED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AS 0.500, ACCOMPANIED BY A DATA FLAG. THIS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THIS RESULT WAS DEEMED TO BE ERRONEOUS BY THE CUSTOMER. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AS 3325. THE REPEAT RESULT WAS DEEMED TO BE THE CORRECT RESULT BY THE CUSTOMER. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. ON (B)(6) 2013, PATIENT 4 WAS RESULTED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) AS 798.0. THIS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY AND WAS DEEMED TO BE THE CORRECT RESULT BY THE CUSTOMER. THE SAMPLE WAS THEN REPEATED ON E601 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 0.523. THIS RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. THE LOT OF HCG STAT REAGENT IN USE WAS 17011701, WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF (B)(6) 2014. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE LIQUID LEVEL DETECTION BOARD. HE REPLACED THE LIQUID LEVEL DETECTION BOARD. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED CALIBRATIONS AND QC. THE CUSTOMER WAS SATISFIED WITH THE QC RESULTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
90630 COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER DHA ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1