FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS E411 RACK SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4634655 · Received March 26, 2015

Report

Report Number
1823260-2015-02437
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 26, 2015
Date of Event
March 7, 2015
Report Date
April 2, 2015
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K961481
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. BASED ON THE PROVIDED CALIBRATION, QC AND INSTRUMENT DATA, GENERAL REAGENT OR INSTRUMENT ISSUES WERE NOT SUSPECTED. IT WAS NOTED THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT FOLLOWING THE TUBE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SPECIMEN HANDLING WHICH MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE SAMPLE QUALITY AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE INTACT HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + THE B-SUBUNIT (HCG+B) RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.434 MUI/ML. THE REPEAT RESULT WAS > 10 000 MUI /ML WITH A DATA FLAG AND WITH A 1:100 DILUTION, THE RESULT WAS 11607 MUI/ML WITH A DATA FLAG. THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE HCG+B REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 183183. THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
202342 COBAS E411 RACK SYSTEM IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 028 YR