FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ADAMS/MIDAS PROTOCOL DISKETTE

MDR report key: 56189 · Received December 12, 1996

Report

Report Number
2250051-1996-00033
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 12, 1996
Date of Event
September 6, 1996
Report Date
December 5, 1996
Manufacturer
ORTHO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC.
Product Code
JTC
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE ARE DROPLETS AT THE END OF PIPETTE TIPS WHILE PIPETTING 50UL OF POSITIVE CONTROL DURING AN HIV-1 P24 ANTIGEN ASSAY. THE ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE SOFTWARE. DEVICES VERSION 2.0. INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THE SOFTWARE INSTRUCTS THE SAMPLE HANDLER TO DISPENSE THE INITIAL 50UL OF POSITIVE CONTROL AT AN INCORRECT HEIGHT. THIS CAUSES A DROPLET TO BE POSSIBLY LEFT ON THE END OF THE TIP. NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADAMS/MIDAS PROTOCOL DISKETTE MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE JTC ORTHO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC. NA VERSION 2.0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA