VARIANTNBS WITH GDM 3.1 SOFTWARE
Report
- Report Number
- 2915274-2013-00010
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 15, 2013
- Date of Event
- September 13, 2013
- Report Date
- October 15, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BIO-RAD LABORATORIES
- Product Code
- GKA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K080911
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
FOR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BIO-RAD OBTAINED: BACK UP FROM THE INVESTIGATION'S DATABASE, PUNCH FILE, SUMMARY AND CHORMATOGRAMS OF INITIAL RUN AND REPEAT RUN.
ON (B)(6) 2013, A CUSTOMER LOCATED IN (B)(6) WAS USING THE VARIANT NBS SICKLE CELL PROGRAM AND NOTICED THAT A SAMPLE ((B)(6)) APPEARED TWICE ON THE SUMMARY REPORT. WITHIN THE SAME RUN, A SAMPLE RESULT ((B)(6)) SHOWED A FLAT LINE WITH NO PEAKS ON THE CHROMATOGRAM. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE OPERATOR REPEATED THE ENTIRE RUN TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE RESULTS THAT APPEARED TWICE ON THE SUMMARY REPORT AS WELL AS THE FLAT LINE CHROMATOGRAM. THE SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE SECOND RUN CONTAINED NO REPEATED SAMPLES AND ALL CHROMATOGRAMS SHOWED PEAKS (NO FLAT LINES). THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO BIO-RAD LABS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529356 | VARIANTNBS WITH GDM 3.1 SOFTWARE | ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBIN QUANTITATION | GKA | BIO-RAD LABORATORIES |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |