ACL ADVANCE
Report
- Report Number
- 1217183-2014-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 13, 2014
- Report Date
- March 14, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
- Product Code
- GKP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K002400
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE ACL ADVANCE INSTRUMENT BACKUP WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER, CONTAINING DATA FROM THE INCORRECT DATES (B)(6) THE ISSUE OCCURRED AROUND (B)(6). THEREFORE, THE DATABASE BACKUP DID NOT INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION TO HELP THE INVESTIGATION. IL HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. WE HAVE TRIED THE SCENARIO AS DESCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT, AS WELL AS USING DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS TO INTERRUPT THE INSTRUMENT DURING OPERATION. IN PARALLEL, THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM REVIEWED THE INSTRUMENT SOFTWARE CODE, CONCENTRATING ON TWO FUNCTIONAL AREAS: ENTERING SAMPLE RACKS WITH THE BAR CODE READER ON (PRESS THE F2 KEY FROM ORDERS SCREEN), INITIATING A RUN (PRESS THE F3 KEY FROM THE ORDERS SCREEN). NEITHER CODE REVIEW WAS SUCCESSFUL IN UNCOVERING CODE ABNORMALITIES. IL IS CONTINUING TO REQUEST MORE INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER INCLUDING: BARCODE FORMAT USED AND OTHER TESTS ORDERED TO ENABLE IL TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE.
CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT THEIR ACL ADVANCE HAS CHANGED SAMPLE IDS FOR TWO PATIENTS. THE SAMPLE'S WERE BARCODED INTO THE INSTRUMENT AND THE CORRECT SAMPLE IDS WERE RECORDED. WHEN THE CUSTOMER BEGAN THE TEST THE INSTRUMENT CHANGED THE SAMPLE ID TO A NUMBER WHICH WAS RUN PREVIOUSLY. SAMPLE ID, (B)(6) WAS SCANNED ON (B)(6) AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 FOR HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLASTIN 2G (PT REAGENT). THE SAMPLE ID WAS CHANGED BY THE INSTRUMENT TO 62712, WHICH HAD BEEN RUN ON (B)(6) FOR HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLASTIN 2G. THE TEST RAN TO COMPLETION, BUT THE TECHNOLOGIST CAUGHT THE DISCREPANCY AND THE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) WAS SCANNED ON (B)(6) AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 FOR HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLASTIN 2G. THE SAMPLE ID WAS CHANGED BY THE INSTRUMENT TO 62717, WHICH HAS BEEN RUN ON (B)(6) FOR HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLASTIN 2G. AT THAT POINT, THE TECHNOLOGIST ABORTED THE RUN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359323 | ACL ADVANCE | COAGULATION ANALYZER | GKP | INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. | 9990-11 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |