FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE

MDR report key: 3070229 · Received April 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
1823260-2013-02438
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 22, 2013
Date of Event
April 10, 2013
Report Date
April 22, 2013
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JGS
PMA / PMN Number
K953239
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, 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 RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE LOW ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) SODIUM RESULTS FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT PATIENT SAMPLES. THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED ON ANOTHER ANALYZER AT THE SITE. DATA WAS ONLY PROVIDED FOR TWO OF THE PATIENT SAMPLES. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 118 MMOL/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS 135 MMOL/L. PATIENT SAMPLE 2 ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 115 MMOL/L AND THE REPEAT RESULT WAS EITHER 132 OR 143 MMOL/L. THE ORIGINAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE REPEAT RESULTS FROM THE OTHER ANALYZER WERE BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE SODIUM ELECTRODE LOT NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULTY SAMPLE MECHANISM AND REPLACED IT. TO VERIFY THE ANALYZER OPERATION, HE PERFORMED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS AND ISE CHECKS SUCCESSFULLY. THE CUSTOMER RAN CALIBRATION AND QC AND ACCEPTED ALL RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER RAN A 10 CUP PRECISION SUCCESSFULLY. HE DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT WAS PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
172398 MODULAR ANALYTICS CORE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JGS ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1