FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHYT SLIDES

MDR report key: 3024019 · Received March 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
1319809-2013-00127
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 27, 2013
Date of Event
February 26, 2013
Report Date
March 27, 2013
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
DIP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT NON-REPRODUCIBLE, LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHYT QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. EXPECTED VITROS PHYT QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON A SUBSEQUENT RUN. THE INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT AN INSTRUMENT OR REAGENT RELATED ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED MULTIPLE NON-REPRODUCIBLE LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS PHENYTOIN (PHYT) QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS (QC FLUID BIORAD 2= 11.75 VS. 14.8; QC FLUID BIORAD 3= 18.92 VS. 24.4; QC FLUID LOT M1914= 21.15 VS. 27.4 UG/ML) ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED. NO VITROS PHYT PATIENTS HAD BEEN RUN DURING THE TIMEFRAME OF THE EVENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER THREE OF THREE MDRS 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
126041 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS PHYT SLIDES IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC DIP ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 2610-0135-4173

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1