FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ABBOTT M2000SP

MDR report key: 4100251 · Received September 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
3005248192-2014-00030
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 18, 2014
Date of Event
February 3, 2014
Report Date
February 3, 2014
Manufacturer
ABBOTT MOLECULAR, INC.
Product Code
JJH
PMA / PMN Number
K092705
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). SUMMARY OF ELEVATED COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION (B)(4): PROBLEM: EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE LIHA AND ROMA X-DRIVE MOTORS WAS REPORTED. NOISE AND STEP-LOSS FAILURES OCCUR WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS OF INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT SPARE PART INSTALLATION. CONCLUSIONS: RETAIN TESTING OF THE X-DRIVE MOTOR WAS NOT APPLICABLE AS NO FILE SAMPLES ARE RETAINED. SUPPLIER (B)(4) HAS CONFIRMED A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WITH THE DRIVE BELT PRODUCTION PROCESS ON SOME BELTS. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS OF OPERATION THE BELT TENSION CHANGES LEADING TO EXCESSIVE NOISE AND IN SOME CASES THE ASSOCIATED ARM CRASHES INTO A WORKTABLE OBJECT OR BECOMES MISALIGNED. X-DRIVE AXIS MOTOR REPLACEMENT SPARE PARTS AND ALL M2000SP AND M24SP INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED WITH THE ASSEMBLIES WITH DATE CODES BETWEEN 01 JANUARY 2013 THROUGH 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 ARE SUSPECT. THE M2000SP SERVICE MANUAL CONTAINS ADEQUATE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING X-DRIVE MOTOR ISSUES WITH REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND PART NUMBER INFORMATION. VALID MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE RESIDENT IN PILGRIM SMARTSOLVE FOR THE MOTOR DC ARM X-AXIS 1000 INCREMENTS EVO PART NUMBER 10649045. A THOROUGH COMPLAINT SEARCH WAS PERFORMED TO IDENTIFY PAST COMPLAINT TICKETS FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR ANY INSTANCES OF THE X-DRIVE MOTORS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE ON THE M2000SP INSTRUMENT. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW SHOWED THAT, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THIRTEEN COMPLAINTS INCLUDING THE SUSPECT COMPLAINTS ((B)(4)) WERE FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF THE X-DRIVE MOTOR FAILING ON THE M2000SP. (B)(4). ELEVATED COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION (B)(4) CONCLUDED THERE WAS A CONFIRMED PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WITH THE X-DRIVE MOTOR PART NUMBER 10649045. ABBOTT MOLECULAR DETERMINED A FIELD ACTION (CORRECTION) SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE AFFECTED BELTS. ABBOTT MOLECULAR INITIATED FIELD ACTION NUMBER (B)(4) ON (B)(4) 2013 AS A RECORDABLE FIELD ACTION. UPON RECEIPT OF FDA 483 OBSERVATION #1 ON JULY 11, 2014, ABBOTT MOLECULAR DETERMINED THIS FIELD ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FDA PER 21 CFR 806, AND ON (B)(4) 2014 REPORTED IT TO THE FDA (B)(4) DISTRICT RECALL COORDINATOR. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING MDR 3005248192-2014-00030 IS TO RETROSPECTIVELY REPORT THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTABLE FIELD ACTION (B)(4) (806 REPORT NUMBER 3005248192-07/28/2014-002-C). TO DATE, AN FDA RECALL NUMBER HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE FOLLOWING MDRS WERE ALSO REPORTED: MDR 3005248192-2014-00007, MDR 3005248192-2014-00008, MDR 3005248192-2014-00009, MDR 3005248192-2014-00010, MDR 3005248192-2014-00011, MDR 3005248192-2014-00012, MDR 3005248192-2014-00013, MDR 3005248192-2014-00014, MDR 3005248192-2014-00015, MDR 3005248192-2014-00016, MDR 3005248192-2014-00017, MDR 3005248192-2014-00018, MDR 3005248192-2014-00019, MDR 3005248192-2014-00020, MDR 3005248192-2014-00021, MDR 3005248192-2014-00022, MDR 3005248192-2014-00023, MDR 3005248192-2014-00024, MDR 3005248192-2014-00025, MDR 3005248192-2014-00026, MDR 3005248192-2014-00027, MDR 3005248192-2014-00028, MDR 3005248192-2014-00029.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ABBOTT M2000 SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR USE IN PERFORMING NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IN CLINICAL LABORATORIES. THE SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF THE M2000RT AND THE M2000SP INSTRUMENTS. THE M2000SP IS INTENDED FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION AND NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION PRIOR TO TESTING. DURING A PLANNED SERVICE CALL, AN ABBOTT FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) PERFORMED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) (B)(4) M2000SP E-SERIES X-DRIVE ASSEMBLY BELT INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. CORROSION (BROWNISH-RED COLOR) WAS NOTED ON THE ROMA BELT ONLY. LIHA BELT WAS NORMAL IN APPEARANCE. THE FSE COMPLETED REPLACEMENT OF THE ROMA X-AXIS BELT PER TSB (B)(4). ALL TESTS AND VERIFICATIONS PASSED PER (B)(4).THERE WAS NOT ANY REPORT OF HARM. ELEVATED COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION (B)(4) CONFIRMED THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS LINKED TO A KNOWN PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OF THE X-DRIVE MOTOR. (B)(4). MEDICAL EVALUATION CONCLUDED THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS COMPLAINT IS REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803 ON THE BASIS IT IS LINKED TO A REPORTABLE FIELD ACTION PER 21 CFR 806.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
580388 ABBOTT M2000SP CLINICAL SAMPLE CONCENTRATOR JJH ABBOTT MOLECULAR, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1