FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DIMENSION RXL WITH HM

MDR report key: 3103608 · Received May 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
1226181-2013-00214
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 9, 2013
Date of Event
April 11, 2013
Report Date
April 11, 2013
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K112999
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SIEMENS TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST (TSS) WAS CONTACTED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE TSS REVIEWED THE DATA FILES AND INSTRUCTED THE CUSTOMER TO REPLACE THE SAMPLE PROBE, RESEAT THE REAGENT 1 PROBE, RUN PRECISION AND QC. THE TSC DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE DISCORDANT CREATININE RESULT WAS UNKNOWN. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DISCORDANT CREATININE RESULT WAS GENERATED BY THE DIMENSION RXL WITH HM SYSTEM. THE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN. THE SAMPLE WAS RETESTED ON THE SAME SYSTEM AND THE CORRECTED RESULT WAS REPORTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR KNOWN PATIENT INTERVENTION DUE TO THE DISCORDANT CREATININE RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
204315 DIMENSION RXL WITH HM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY JJE SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC DIMENSION RXL WITH HM

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1