VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1319681-2015-00148
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 19, 2015
- Date of Event
- October 21, 2015
- Report Date
- November 19, 2015
- Manufacturer
- ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- JJE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Narratives
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM DID NOT MALFUNCTION AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CONFIGURED TO PREDICT AND REPORT TT3 VALUES IN THE INTENDED MEASURING UNIT DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. THE INVESTIGATION CANNOT CONCLUDE THERE WOULD NOT BE POTENTIAL FOR PATIENT HARM IF THE SAME USER ERROR WERE TO RECUR IN THE FUTURE UNDETECTED.
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED THE ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS CENTER ( ORTHO TSC) TO REPORT THAT THE LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS) REPORTED DISCORDANT PLASMA TT3 RESULTS WHEN COMPARED TO THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM LABORATORY REPORT. AS A RESULT, 13 SAMPLES UNEXPECTEDLY WERE REPORTED OUT AS <7 NG/ML ON THE CUSTOMER铠LIS. CORRECTED REPORTS WERE ISSUED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF TREATMENT ALTERED, INITIATED OR STOPPED BASED ON THE REPORTED RESULTS. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765060 | VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM | CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | JJE | ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |