1823260-2017-00269
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2017-00269
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 10, 2017
- Date of Event
- January 10, 2017
- Report Date
- February 23, 2017
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060373
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SF
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UDI)#: (B)(4).
MEDWATCH FIELD D4 SERIAL NUMBER HAS BEEN UPDATED.
THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED AN ERRONEOUS RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED FOR UA2 URIC ACID VER.2 (UAC2) ON A COBAS 6000 C (501) MODULE - C501. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. IT WAS STATED THAT THE LOW RESULT DID NOT FIT THE CLINICAL PICTURE OF THE PATIENT. THE SAMPLE INITIALLY RESULTED AS 0.026 MMOL/L. THE DATE OF INITIAL TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED, RESULTING AS 0.269 MMOL/L ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. THE UAC2 REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS 172896. THE REAGENT EXPIRATION DATE WAS ASKED FOR, BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE MIXER WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. CALIBRATIONS WERE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS AND CONTROLS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. SAMPLES WERE TESTED FROM PRIMARY TUBES WHICH WERE PROCESSED ON A COBAS P612 PRE-ANALYTICS SYSTEM.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR |