1823260-2015-03580
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2015-03580
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 4, 2015
- Date of Event
- May 15, 2015
- Report Date
- July 7, 2015
- PMA / PMN Number
- K961481
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REPLACED AND TIGHTENED THE BELTS, INSTALLED A PRINTER, CHECKED AND CORRECTED ALL ADJUSTMENTS AND CLEANED OUT THE WASTE MECHANISM. HE RAN PERFORMANCE TESTING.
BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA, NO SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. A GENERAL REAGENT ISSUE WAS NOT SUSPECTED.
THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).
THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE INTACT HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + THE B-SUBUNIT (HCG+B) RESULTS FOR FOUR PATIENT SAMPLES SINCE 05/04/2015. OF THE DATA PROVIDED FOR TWO PATIENT SAMPLES, ONLY THE RESULTS FOR ONE WERE DISCREPANT. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.1 IU/L. THE REPEAT RESULT WERE 0.2 IU/L, >10,000 IU/L, AND 22964 IU/L WITH A DILUTION. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS REPORTED FROM THE LABORATORY. THE DOCTOR QUERIED THE RESULT SO IT WAS NOT ACTED UPON. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. THE REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 183183 WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 05/30/2016. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PERFORMED SERVICE AND RAN PERFORMANCE TESTING.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |