1823260-2015-03937
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2015-03937
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 12, 2015
- Date of Event
- July 23, 2015
- Report Date
- August 21, 2015
- PMA / PMN Number
- K961481
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GR
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. BASED ON THE PROVIDED DATA, A GENERAL REAGENT ISSUE WAS NOT SUSPECTED. IT WAS NOTED THE SYSTEM WAS OVERDUE FOR MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE.
THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).
THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED QUESTIONABLE INTACT HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + THE B-SUBUNIT (HCG+B) RESULTS FOR TWO PATIENT SAMPLES. OF THE DATA PROVIDED, ONLY THE RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE WERE A REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.412 MIU/ML. THE REPEAT RESULTS WERE 0.114 MIU/ML AND <0.100 MIU/ML WITH A DATA FLAG. ALL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A SAMPLE CUP. NO RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 183183. THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. IT WAS NOTED THE CUSTOMER DID NOT FOLLOW THE TUBE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SAMPLE CLOTTING TIME.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |