FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ICHEM VELOCITY

MDR report key: 3886273 · Received April 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
2023446-2014-00046
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2014
Date of Event
April 1, 2014
Report Date
April 1, 2014
Manufacturer
IRIS INTERNATIONAL
Product Code
LJX
PMA / PMN Number
K101852
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ICHEM VELOCITY AUTOMATED URINE CHEMISTRY ANALYZER REPORTING SEVERAL FALSE NEGATIVE ON MULTIPLE ANALYTES, SPECIFICALLY LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE AND BILIRUBIN. NO CHANGE IN PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED NOR ANY DELAY OF RESULTS OR TREATMENT AS A RESULT. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS GENERATED WERE SENT OUT VIA LIS AND AUTO-FILED IN PATIENT CHARTS (1 OUT OF 4 ERRONEOUS RESULTS CONFIRMED VIA MICROSCOPY), HOWEVER, PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED OF ERRONEOUS RESULTS PRIOR TO REVIEWING THE RESULTS WITH PATIENT. FSE INSPECTED THE UNIT, REPLACED THE MIS-ALIGNED PROBE AND CALIBRATED. SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER STATED GETTING ERRONEOUS LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE RESULTS FROM VELOCITY NOT MATCHING MANUAL METHOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
216000 ICHEM VELOCITY AUTOMATED URINE CHEMISTRY ANALYZER LJX IRIS INTERNATIONAL 700-7177-001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1