FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS TROPI ES REAGENT PACK

MDR report key: 4861825 · Received June 23, 2015

Report

Report Number
3007111389-2015-00161
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 23, 2015
Date of Event
March 28, 2015
Report Date
June 23, 2015
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
MMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION HAS DETERMINED THAT A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ECONNECTIVITY DATA FOR AN INTERNAL ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION FOUND TWO NON-REPRODUCIBLE, HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS TROPI ES RESULTS OBTAINED FROM TWO DIFFERENT PATIENT SAMPLES USING VITROS TROPI ES REAGENT ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. ROOT CAUSE FOR THE UNEXPECTED RESULTS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, HOWEVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT AN UNEXPECTED VITROS TROPONIN I ES REAGENT PERFORMANCE OR AN UNEXPECTED VITROS 5600 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE RESULTS COULD NOT BE RULED OUT ENTIRELY. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING INTO THE PERFORMANCES OF VITROS TROPONIN I ES KIT LOTS >=1710.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ECONNECTIVITY DATA FOR AN INTERNAL ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION FOUND TWO NON-REPRODUCIBLE, HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS TROPI ES RESULTS OBTAINED FROM TWO DIFFERENT PATIENT SAMPLES USING VITROS TROPI ES REAGENT ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. PATIENT SAMPLE 1 RESULT: 0.097 NG/ML VS EXPECTED 0.027 NG/ML; PATIENT SAMPLE 2 RESULT: 0.067 NG/ML VS EXPECTED 0.033 NG/ML. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO A CLINICIAN. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE UNEXPECTED RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY THE FACILITY'S DELTA CHECK. SINCE THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT THESE RESULTS DIRECTLY TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, IT IS ASSUMED THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS OF PATIENT HARM. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER ONE OF TWO MDR¿S FOR THIS EVENT. TWO 3500A FORMS ARE BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
406496 VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS TROPI ES REAGENT PACK IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MMI ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 1760

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1