FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ELECSYS TSH ASSAY

MDR report key: 6185682 · Received December 19, 2016

Report

Report Number
1823260-2016-01990
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 19, 2016
Date of Event
December 1, 2016
Report Date
December 19, 2016
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JLW
PMA / PMN Number
K961491
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PL
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER IS COMPLAINING OF QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE ELECSYS TSH ASSAY ON TWO DIFFERENT COBAS 6000 E 601 MODULE ANALYZERS WITH UNKNOWN SERIAL NUMBERS. A SAMPLE WAS TESTED ON (B)(6) 2016 ON A BECKMAN COULTER ANALYZER WITH A TSH OF 2.011 UIU/ML. A SECOND SAMPLE WAS TESTED ON (B)(6) 2016 ON A ROCHE E411 ANALYZER WITH A TSH OF 1.83 UIU/ML. A THIRD SAMPLE WAS TESTED ON (B)(6) 2016 ON 2 DIFFERENT E 601 ANALYZERS WITH RESULTS OF 19.49 AND 20.00 UIU/ML. INFORMATION FOR A SECOND LOT OF TSH REAGENT WAS PROVIDED: LOT NUMBER 179010 WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 07/31/2017. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH LOT NUMBER OF REAGENT PRODUCED WHICH RESULT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF AN ADVERSE EVENT. CALIBRATION SIGNALS FOR THE ANALYZER RUNNING LOT NUMBER 185522 OF THE TSH REAGENT WERE HIGH. CALIBRATION SIGNALS FOR THE ANALYZER RUNNING LOT NUMBER 179010 WERE OK. QUALITY CONTROLS FOR BOTH ANALYZERS WERE OK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
838533 ELECSYS TSH ASSAY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY, THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE JLW ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 185522

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR