FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5890639 · Received August 19, 2016

Report

Report Number
2432235-2016-00496
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 19, 2016
Date of Event
July 20, 2016
Report Date
October 14, 2016
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INCL
Product Code
KPA
PMA / PMN Number
K051693
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE TWO GLASS SLIDES BEING MISLABELED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. FILED THE INITIAL MDR (2432235-2016-00496) ON AUGUST 19, 2016. SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. (SIEMENS) HAS INVESTIGATED THE MISLABELING OF TWO GLASS SLIDES ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM. THE ANALYZER CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU), THE ANALYZER PC, WASTE PUMPS, VALVE 28, AND THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE PRINTER RIBBON WERE REPLACED AND THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE RINSE BOTTLE WAS RELOCATED ON THE TABLE. THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE WAS MONITORED FOR ONE MONTH AND NO FURTHER SLIDE MISLABELING EVENTS OCCURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE, SUBSEQUENT DAYS WHERE TWO MISLABELED GLASS SLIDES WERE PRODUCED ON THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM ON EACH DAY. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE FIRST GLASS SLIDE WAS LABELED WITH THE CORRECT PATIENT NAME BUT WITH THE PATIENT SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION (SID) NUMBER FOR THE SUBSEQUENT GLASS SLIDE. THE SUBSEQUENT GLASS SLIDE HAD THE CORRECT PATIENT NAME BUT NO SID NUMBER NOR A SEQUENCE NUMBER PRINTED. NO INCORRECT RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN(S). ON (B)(6) 2016, THE FIRST GLASS SLIDE WAS LABELED WITH THE CORRECT PATIENT NAME BUT WITH THE PATIENT SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION (SID) NUMBER FOR THE SUBSEQUENT GLASS SLIDE. THE SUBSEQUENT GLASS SLIDE HAD NO PATIENT NAME AND NO SID NUMBER PRINTED. NO INCORRECT RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN(S). THERE WERE NO ERROR MESSAGES THAT WERE LOGGED AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENTS. THERE ARE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF PATIENT INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE TWO GLASS SLIDES BEING MISLABELED BY THE ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
543788 ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM KPA SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INCL ADVIA AUTOSLIDE SYSTEM

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1