FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TOSOH AIA-900

MDR report key: 4172242 · Received October 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
3005529799-2014-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 3, 2014
Date of Event
August 27, 2014
Report Date
September 3, 2014
Manufacturer
TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Product Code
KHO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014 (ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS 2013) TOSOH BIOSCIENCE WAS NOTIFIED THAT AN ACCOUNT HAD TESTED TWO PATIENT SPECIMENS FOR TROPONIN, SECOND GENERATION ON THE TOSOH AIA-900 ANALYZER. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED AS POSITIVE AND WERE QUESTIONED BY THE PHYSICIAN. REPEAT RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. ALL CQS WERE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGES. ROOT CAUSE: UNKNOWN, UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ERRORS. TOSOH BIOSCIENCE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER PERFORMED ON-SITE SERVICE BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY THING THAT COULD HAVE DEFINITIVELY CAUSED THE ERRORS. THE INSTRUMENT HAD SET IDLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO ANALYSIS OF BOTH SAMPLES, AND AN AIR BUBBLE WAS FOUND IN THE SUBSTRATE SYRINGE. IMPROPER START-UP OF ANALYZER COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BUBBLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
617846 TOSOH AIA-900 TOSOH AIA-900 KHO TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC. AIA-900 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1