FT3 - FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2014-03437
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 14, 2014
- Date of Event
- April 21, 2014
- Report Date
- June 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- CDP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K963127
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).
DATE OF EVENT, SHOULD BE (B)(6) 2014. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL FT4 RESULT WAS 25.98. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED AN FT4 RESULT OF 27.52 FROM (B)(6) 2014. INFORMATION ON WHERE THIS RESULT CAME FROM WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL FT3 RESULT WAS 11.94. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED AN FT3 RESULT OF 12.37 FROM (B)(6) 2014. INFORMATION ON WHERE THIS RESULT CAME FROM WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE UNITS OF MEASURE FOR TSH, FT3, AND FT4 WERE MU/L AND PMOL/L. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE MAY HAVE RECEIVED CARBIMAZOLE, BUT IT WAS UNCERTAIN.
ONE SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE CUSTOMER'S HIGH FT3 AND FT4 RESULTS WERE REPRODUCED. AN INTERFERING FACTOR TO STREPTAVIDIN WAS IDENTIFIED. THIS INTERFERENCE IS COVERED IN THE PRODUCT LABELING. OTHER REAGENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: BRAND NAME: FT4, FREE THYROXINE. COMMON DEVICE NAME: RADIOIMMUNOASSAY, FREE THYROXINE. PRODUCT CODE: CEC. CATALOG NUMBER: 06437281190. LOT NUMBER: ASKU. EXPIRATION DATE: ASKU. MANUFACTURING SITE: SAME AS FOR FT3 - FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE. PMA/510(K)#: K961489.
THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THEY RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE THYROTROPIN (TSH), FREE THYROXINE (FT4), AND FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE (FT3) RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT ON THEIR E-MODULE. THE SPECIFIC DATE OF THIS EVENT WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE UNITS OF MEASURE WERE REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE QUERIED BY THE CLINICIAN. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE IDENTICAL SAMPLE WAS THEN TESTED ON A CENTAUR PLATFORM AND A DELFIA PLATFORM. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL TSH RESULT WAS 3.29. THE RESULT FROM THE CENTAUR PLATFORM WAS 4.41. THE RESULT FROM THE DELFIA PLATFORM WAS 4.55. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL FT4 RESULT WAS 26.0. THE RESULT FROM THE CENTAUR PLATFORM WAS 14.5. THE RESULT FROM THE DELFIA PLATFORM WAS 11.5. THE PATIENT'S INITIAL FT3 RESULT WAS 11.9. THE RESULT FROM THE CENTAUR PLATFORM WAS 3.8. THE RESULT FROM THE DELFIA PLATFORM WAS 4.7. INFORMATION ON WHETHER THE PATIENT WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE TSH, FT4, AND FT3 REAGENT LOT NUMBERS AND EXPIRATION DATES WERE REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288698 | FT3 - FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE | RADIOIMMUNOASSAY, TOTAL TRIIODOTHYRONINE | CDP | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS | NA | ASKU |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 046 YR | CARBIMAZOLE |