FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

I-STAT1 ANALYZER, IMMUNO READY

MDR report key: 3803252 · Received May 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
2245578-2014-00021
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 9, 2014
Date of Event
January 21, 2014
Report Date
February 4, 2014
Manufacturer
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE
Product Code
CGA
PMA / PMN Number
K001387
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE (APOC) DISTRIBUTOR REPAIR CENTER WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED THAT ANALYZER SN (B)(4) WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE ANALYZER WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR AND DURING FAILURE ANALYSIS A BURNT CAPACITOR (C26) WAS DISCOVERED. APOC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPONENT FAILURE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE ANALYZER CIRCUITRY MAY LEAD TO THE BATTERIES BECOMING UNCOMFORTABLY HOT TO TOUCH IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WHEN USING A GREEN DOT NON-FUSED BATTERY CARRIER. PER PRODUCT ACTION (B)(4) , A RED DOT FUSED-BATTERY CARRIER WAS RELEASED TO MITIGATE THE ISSUE AND WAS SHIPPED TO THE CUSTOMER. ANALYZER SN (B)(4) WAS SHIPPED ON OR ABOUT (B)(4) 2005 AND HAS NEVER BEEN RETURNED TO APOC. APOC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER FOR INFORMATION ON WHICH BATTERY CARRIER CONFIGURATION WAS IN USE WITH ANALYZER SN (B)(4) AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THERE WERE NO PATIENT OR USER RELATED INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
281488 I-STAT1 ANALYZER, IMMUNO READY I-STAT1 ANALYZER CGA ABBOTT POINT OF CARE NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1