FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

1823260-2015-03937

MDR report key: 4996422 · Received August 12, 2015

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

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 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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