INRATIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2013-00459
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 7, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 21, 2013
- Report Date
- June 7, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092987
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
INVESTIGATION: INRATIO PRECISION DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER: (B)(6) 2013, INRATIO: 1.6 AND 3.0, MEAN: 2.30, SD; 0.99, %CV: 43.4. SINCE %CV EXCEEDS (B)(4), INRATIO METER RESULTS DO NOT PASS THE CRITERIA FOR PRECISION. FURTHER TESTING IS REQUIRED. THE LAST IN-HOUSE THERAPEUTIC DONOR TESTING PERFORMED ON REPORTED LOT K291549 ON (B)(4) 2013 YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: DONOR: (B)(6), INRATIO: 1.9, 2.2, 2.2, REFERENCE 1.82, BIAS THRESHOLD: 1.32 - 2,32, %CV: 8.25; 202, 2.2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.25, 1.25 - 3.25, 5.09. ALL REPLICATES FOR EACH DONOR WERE WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE BIAS FOR ACCURACY. PRODUCT PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. BOTH DONORS PRODUCED %CV LESS THAN (B)(4). PRECISION CRITERIA HAD BEEN MET. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. CONCLUSION: ANALYSIS OF THE CLIENT'S DATA FROM REPEAT INRATIO TESTING REVEALED THAT THE TEST RESULT COMPARISON DID NOT MEET PRECISION CRITERIA. NO PRODUCT WAS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED SO RETAIN PRODUCTS WERE USED FOR INVESTIGATION TESTING. RETAIN STRIP TESTING RESULTS MET BOTH ACCURACY AND PRECISION CRITERIA. ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE INFO PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. (B)(4). DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLDS MONITORED BY QA FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (B)(4) NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THIS ISSUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TRACKING AND TRENDING. THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THIS TIME, AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT INRATIO INR RESULTS. RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2013, INRATIO INR: 1.6 AND 3.0. THE TIME BETWEEN TESTING WAS WITHIN MINUTES, USING DIFFERENT FINGERS. THERAPEUTIC RANGE 2.0-3.0 FOR PT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT SEQUELA. THERE WAS NO ADD'L INFO PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253861 | INRATIO | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | 100139 | K291549 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COUMADIN |