Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED THAT THEIR ACL ADVANCE COAGULATION ANALYZER DID NOT FLAG AN ERRONEOUS PROTHROMBIN TIME (PT) RESULT. THE PT REAGENT IN USE WAS HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLAS TIN [510(K) NO. K043184]. IN THIS RARE OCCURRENCE, THE ACQUISTION TIME (STANDARD AND/OR EXTENDED) DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO ACQUIRE DATA AND THEREFORE, THE BASELINE NOISE MET THE CRITERIA TO DEFINE THE CLOT POINT. THE CASE INVOLVED A PT WITH AN UNUSALLY ELEVATED INR (>7.0), CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE OF 1.5-4.5. A SECOND SAMPLE WAS ALSO MISREPORTED, BUT FLAGGED WITH A WARNING "FIRST POINT IS WITHIN ROI [REGION OF INTEREST]". FOR THIS FLAG, THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL DIRECTS CUSTOMERS TO "REVIEW CURVE, IF NO VISIBLE FAILURES, REPORT RESULTS". A REVIEW OF THE CLOT CURVE FOR THIS RESULT SHOWED IT TO BE CLEARLY ABNORMAL. NOTE: TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON PT TREATMENT WITH THIS INCIDENT.