FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLINITEK STATUS+

MDR report key: 3932336 · Received July 14, 2014

Report

Report Number
1217157-2014-00101
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 14, 2014
Date of Event
June 19, 2014
Report Date
June 20, 2014
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOTICS
Product Code
JIL
PMA / PMN Number
K091216
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SIEMENS TECHNICAL OPERATION TEAM CHECKED THE INSTRUMENT AND FOUND A FULL STRIP INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT. THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF TISSUE, A PIECE OF PAPER, AND A PAD STUCK TO THE INSTRUMENT CASE UNDER THE TABLE CENTER. THERE WERE ALSO SPLASH MARKS ALONG THE MIRROR. SIEMENS TECHNICAL OPERATION TEAM REMOVED ALL THE DEBRIS AND CLEANED THE MIRROR. SIEMENS TECHNICAL OPERATIONS TEAM PERFORMED ALL SERVICE TESTS ON THE INSTRUMENT AND IT PASSED ALL THE TESTS. THEY ALSO INDICATED SEVERAL HCG SAMPLES WERE RAN ON INSTRUMENT WITH NO ISSUE. FROM THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ROOT CAUSE FOR THE FALSE NEGATIVE HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG) RESULT IS DUE TO DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SPLASH MARKS ON THE MIRROR. INSTRUMENT IS OPERATIONAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED FALSE NEGATIVE HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG) RESULT ON THE INSTRUMENT. CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT PATIENT WAS VERY DISTRESSED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY DUE TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
411262 CLINITEK STATUS+ CT STATUS+ JIL SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35