FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS GENT REAGENT

MDR report key: 4021414 · Received August 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
1319808-2014-00020
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 19, 2014
Date of Event
July 22, 2014
Report Date
August 19, 2014
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
LCD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT NON-REPRODUCIBLE VITROS GENT RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON THREE DIFFERENT QUALITY CONTROL FLUIDS PROCESSED ON A VITROS 5,1FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT IS RELATED TO VITROS GENT REAGENT LOT 1512-09-3511, AS NON-REPRODUCIBLE LOWER THAN EXPECTED RESULTS WERE OBTAINED USING THREE PARTICULAR REAGENT PACKS FROM LOT 1512-09-3511. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE VITROS 5,1FS INSTRUMENT ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. THE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE FOR THE EVENT IS RELATED TO VITROS GENT REAGENT LOT 1512-09-3511.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED LOWER THAN EXPECTED VITROS GENT RESULTS ON THREE DIFFERENT QUALITY CONTROL FLUIDS PROCESSED ON A VITROS 5,1FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM USING VITROS GENT REAGENT, LOT 1512-09-3511.TDM LEV I VITROS GENT= 0.763 AND 0.739 VERSUS EXPECTED 2.73 UG/ML. BIORAD LEV 2 VITROS GENT= 3.4 VERSUS EXPECTED 5.3 UG/ML. BIORAD LEV 3 VITROS GENT = 5.0 VERSUS EXPECTED 7.9 UG/ML.BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF THEY WERE TO OCCUR UNDETECTED ON PATIENT SAMPLES. HOWEVER, NO VITROS GENT PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WERE QUESTIONED. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER TWO OF THREE MDR¿S FOR THIS EVENT. THREE 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS THREE DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
498170 VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS GENT REAGENT IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC LCD ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 1512-09-3511

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1