GALILEO ECHO
Report
- Report Number
- 1034569-2015-00204
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 10, 2015
- Date of Event
- November 13, 2015
- Report Date
- December 9, 2015
- Manufacturer
- IMMUCOR, INC.
- Product Code
- KSZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- BK070016
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Narratives
IMMUCOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEWED INSTRUMENT IMAGES OBTAINED BY USING A REMOTE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION METHOD. SAMPLE (B)(6) ON ECHO SN (B)(4) SHOWS THE FOLLOWING: BATCH 48789 TESTED ON (B)(4) 2015, USING LOTS R671 & CRRIC 221473. LOT R671: THE FOLLOWING CELLS ARE JKA+ 1(HOMOZYGOUS) AND 2(HETEROZYGOUS). POSITIVE REACTIONS FOR CELL 1 REACTION STRENGTH: 1+ ), VISUALLY POSITIVE. NEGATIVE REACTIONS FOR CELLS 2 & 3 , VISUALLY POSITIVE. SAMPLE 798434 ON ECHO SN (B)(4) SHOWS THE FOLLOWING: BATCH 48794 TESTED ON (B)(6) 2015, USING LOTS R671 & CRRIC 221473 . LOT R671: THE FOLLOWING CELLS ARE JKA+ 1(HOMOZYGOUS) AND 2(HETEROZYGOUS). NEGATIVE REACTIONS FOR ALL CELLS. * CELL 1 VISUALLY POSITIVE. CELL 2: VISUALLY EQUIVOCAL CELL 3: VISUALLY NEGATIVE. CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED THAT PER CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION (B)(4) WE ARE AWARE OF SOME INSTANCES ON THE ECHO WHERE THE INSTRUMENT MAY GENERATE A NEGATIVE WELL INTERPRETATION FOR CAPTURE-R® READY-SCREEN® OR CAPTURE-R® READY-ID® ASSAYS AND SUBSEQUENT VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF THOSE REACTIONS ARE WEAK POSITIVE OR QUESTIONABLE (EQUIVOCAL).
A CUSTOMER REPORTED AN UNEXPECTED NEGATIVE ANTIBODY SCREEN WHEN TESTING A PATIENT SAMPLE ON A GALILEO ECHO. ANTI-JKA WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN THE SAMPLE WAS TESTED BY CAPTURE-R READY-ID (CRRID) PANEL ON ECHO AND BY MANUAL TUBE TESTING (PEG).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814856 | GALILEO ECHO | AUTOMATED BLOOD BANK SYSTEM | KSZ | IMMUCOR, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR |