FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CELL-DYN RUBY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 3971770 · Received July 31, 2014

Report

Report Number
2919069-2014-00045
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 31, 2014
Date of Event
July 3, 2014
Report Date
July 7, 2014
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K061667
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FIRST DRAWN SAMPLE AT THE HOSPITAL WAS IMPROPERLY MIXED BEFORE BEING RUN ON THE CELL-DYN RUBY WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE CUSTOMER. ABBOTT FIELD SERVICE WAS REQUESTED TO MAKE SURE THE INSTRUMENT WAS WORKING AS EXPECTED. INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE PER LABELING WAS VERIFIED. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED PRECISION TESTING WHICH WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION FOR HEMOGLOBIN. NO OTHER INCIDENTS WERE NOTED. A REVIEW OF LABELING CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE IS SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED. NO DEFICIENCY WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE CELL-DYN RUBY ANALYZER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT A CELL-DYN RUBY HEMOGLOBIN RESULT OF 7.41 G/DL WAS GENERATED FOR A MALE PATIENT (ID (B)(6)) ON (B)(6) 2014, AT 9:40 A.M. THE PATIENT WAS REDRAWN FOR TRANSFUSION THE SAME DAY AT 6:35 P.M. AND THE CELL-DYN RUBY HEMOGLOBIN RESULT WAS 15.1 G/DL. THE REDRAW SAMPLE WAS RETESTED BECAUSE THE RESULTS DID NOT MATCH. THE RETEST RESULTS WERE 8.11 AND 8.06 G/DL. THE PATIENT RECEIVED THE BLOOD TRANSFUSION BASED ON THE REPRODUCIBLE LOW HEMOGLOBIN RESULTS WHICH MATCHED THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS. NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
449142 CELL-DYN RUBY ANALYZER AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER GKZ ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR