FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS DT60 II CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3201517 · Received July 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
1319681-2013-00137
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2013
Date of Event
June 9, 2013
Report Date
July 2, 2013
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT UNEXPECTED VITROS NBIL DT QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON A VITROS DT60 II CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS A USER-INDUCED SLIDE TRACKING ERROR. INFORMATION FROM SECTION 8.3 OF THE VITROS DT60 II OPERATOR¿S MANUAL (31-JULY-2010 REVISION) DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL CAUSES OF A SLIDE TRACKING ERROR WAS REVIEWED WITH THE CUSTOMER. FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO RESOLVE A SLIDE TRACKING ERROR, ACCEPTABLE VITROS NBIL DT PERFORMANCE WAS OBSERVED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS USER ERROR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED UNEXPECTED VITROS NBIL DT QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS (QC FLUID Y2363 = 1.1, 1.3 VS. AN EXPECTED RESULT = 13.9 MG/DL) WHEN USING THE VITROS DT60 II CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE RUN DURING THE TIME FRAME OF THE EVENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
303174 VITROS DT60 II CHEMISTRY SYSTEM CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1