FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACL TOP CTS

MDR report key: 3098443 · Received April 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
1217183-2013-00007
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 24, 2013
Date of Event
April 6, 2013
Report Date
April 10, 2013
Manufacturer
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY (IL) CO.
Product Code
GKP
PMA / PMN Number
K073377
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS COMPLAINT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED ONCE A CONCLUSION IS DETERMINED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR QC RESULTS ON THEIR ACL TOP CTS INSTRUMENT WITH HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL APTT REAGENT DROPPED LOW BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 12:00 PM (SEE RESULTS BELOW). PER THEIR LAB PROCEDURE, CUSTOMER RERAN ALL APTT SPECIMENS BETWEEN LAST GOOD QC RUN AT 9:00 AM AND THE QC RUN AT 12:00 PM. A TOTAL OF 30 PATIENT SPECIMENS WERE RERUN, OF WHICH 11 HAD TO BE CORRECTED BECAUSE THEY WENT FROM NORMAL TO ABNORMAL. THE REMAINING SPECIMENS STAYED WITHIN NORMAL RANGE EVEN THOUGH THE RESULTS MAY HAVE INCREASED SLIGHTLY. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED UNTIL FRESH HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL APTT REAGENT WAS PREPARED. QC RESULTS IN SECONDS: SEE SCANNED PAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
176687 ACL TOP CTS COAGULATION ANALYZER GKP INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY (IL) CO. 2800-20 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1