INRATIO2
Report
- Report Number
- 2027969-2013-00574
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 2013
- Date of Event
- June 20, 2013
- Report Date
- June 27, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092987
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
INVESTIGATION: INRATIO PRECISION DATA PROVIDED BY END-USER: DATE: (B)(6) 2013, INRATIO: 6.8 AND 2.4, MEAN: 4.60, SD: 3.11, %CV: 67.64. INRATIO METER RESULTS FAILED THE CRITERIA FOR PRECISION, GENERATING A %CV GREATER THAN 20%. IN-HOUSE THERAPEUTIC DONOR TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON REPORTED LOT # 305275 ON (B)(6) 2013. RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: DONOR (B)(4): 235, INRATIO: 2.5, 2.7, 2.5, REFERENCE: 3.08, BIAS THRESHOLD: 2.08 - 4.08, %CV: 4.50; DONOR (B)(4): 217, INRATIO: 2.7, 2.7, 2.6, REFERENCE: 2.23, BIAS THRESHOLD: 1.23 - 3.23, %CV: 2.17. RETENTION PRODUCTS PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ALL REPLICATES WERE WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE BIAS FOR ACCURACY AND YIELDED A %CV OF LESS THAN 16%, PASSING THE PRECISION CRITERIA. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS 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 ACCURACY AND PRECISION CRITERIA. ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. (B)(4) DISCREPANT RESULT COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED FOR LOT #305275, YIELDING A COMPLAINT RATE OF (B)(4). DUE TO THIS LOW OCCURRENCE RATE, BELOW THE ACTION THRESHOLD 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.
CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT INRATIO2 INR RESULTS. RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2013, INRATIO2 INR: 6.8 AND 2.4. THE TIME BETWEEN TESTING WAS MINUTES. THERAPEUTIC RANGE IS 2.0-3.0 FOR THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332809 | INRATIO2 | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | GJS | ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. | 100071 | 305275 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COUMADIN |