2432235-2016-00095
Report
- Report Number
- 2432235-2016-00095
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 26, 2016
- Date of Event
- February 8, 2016
- Report Date
- June 17, 2016
- PMA / PMN Number
- K051693
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. (SIEMENS) FILED THE INITIAL MDR (2432235-2016-00095) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2016. JUNE 6, 2016, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SIEMENS CONCLUDED THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE TWO BLOOD FILM SLIDES BEING MISLABELED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT CONFIRM THE COMPLAINT. THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT PROVIDE THE GLASS SLIDES THAT WERE PRODUCED BY THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM NOR COULD THEY PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LOG FILES FOR THE INVESTIGATION. A SIEMENS' FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER VISITED THE CUSTOMER SITE AND DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM. THE CAUSE OF THE TWO BLOOD FILM SLIDES BEING MISLABELED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM IS UNKNOWN. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS DEVICE IS REQUIRED.
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.'S INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE ADVIA 2120I WITH DUAL ASPIRATE AUTOSAMPLER INSTRUMENT DID PRODUCE AN ERROR MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF THE BLOOD FILM SLIDES BY THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM. SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE TWO BLOOD FILM SLIDES BEING MISLABELED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM.
TWO BLOOD FILM SLIDES WERE MISLABELED WHEN CREATED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM. THE MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLOOD FILM SLIDES LABELED WITH SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION (SID) NUMBERS (B)(6) DID NOT MATCH THE RESPECTIVE COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTS (CBC) PRODUCED BY THE ADVIA 2120I WITH DUAL ASPIRATE AUTOSAMPLER INSTRUMENT. THE MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLOOD FILM SLIDE SID (B)(6) MATCHED THE CBC FOR SID (B)(6) AND THE MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF SID (B)(6) MATCHED THE CBC FOR SID (B)(6). NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE RELEASED TO THE PHYSICIAN(S). THERE ARE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF PATIENT INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE MISLABELED SLIDES PRODUCED BY THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |