FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARCHITECT C4000 ANALYZER

MDR report key: 5785222 · Received July 12, 2016

Report

Report Number
1628664-2016-00190
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 12, 2016
Date of Event
June 10, 2016
Report Date
April 13, 2017
Manufacturer
ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K980367
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CUSTOMER ISSUE INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TEXT, A REVIEW OF INSTRUMENT SERVICE HISTORY, A SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND A REVIEW OF LABELING. THE CUSTOMER'S INSTRUMENT PRINTOUTS CONFIRMED THE TOTAL BILIRUBIN RESULTS PROVIDED. NO RETURNS WERE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE CUSTOMER SITE FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE ARCHITECT C401282 INSTRUMENT HISTORY REVEALED NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ON OR AROUND THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE AND NO SUBSEQUENT COMPLAINTS OF DISCREPANT RESULTS. A REVIEW OF ARCHITECT C4000 INSTRUMENT AND TOTAL BILIRUBIN REAGENT COMPLAINTS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TRENDS RELATED TO THE CUSTOMER'S ISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE ARCHITECT OPERATIONS MANUAL SHOWS ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE CUSTOMER'S OBSERVED ISSUE. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED EVENT. AN ISSUE WITH SAMPLE INTEGRITY/HANDLING COULD NOT BE RULED OUT SINCE THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO A SINGLE SAMPLE PER THE COMPLAINT TEXT. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT DEFICIENCY OR A MALFUNCTION OF THE ARCHITECT C4000.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE EVALUATION WAS REASSESSED AND CONCLUDED THAT A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THEREFORE THE DEVICE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS INTENDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE ARCHITECT ANALYZER GENERATED FALSELY ELEVATED TOTAL BILIRUBIN RESULTS ON A (B)(6) PATIENT. THE RESULTS PROVIDED WERE: SID (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2016, 18:00 DRAW =21.2MG/DL (5 DAYS TO ONE MONTH CRITICAL VALUE >/=18.0MG/DL) / NEW SAMPLE AT 24:00 = 12.1 / REPEAT OF 18:00 SAMPLE ON (B)(6) 2016 = 11.9 ON C4000 / 12.1MG/DL ON C8000. THE CHILD WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION BUT NO ADDITIONAL TREATMENT OR MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
442157 ARCHITECT C4000 ANALYZER AUTOMATED CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 17 DA LIST # 06L45-21