FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CELL DYN SAPPHIRE ANALYZER

MDR report key: 658523 · Received January 3, 2006

Report

Report Number
2919069-2005-00085
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 3, 2006
Date of Event
December 13, 2005
Report Date
December 29, 2005
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
GKZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CELL-DYN SAPPHIRE MISREAD A PATIENT SAMPLE BARCODE AS 7$5 WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCORRECT SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION (SID). THE ACTUAL BARCODE WAS 6992938. THE ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL THE OPERATOR REVIEWED THE INFORMATION IN THE LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS). THE HOST LIS QUERIED ON 7$5 AND RESPONDED TO THE QUERY BY POSTING THE TRANSMISSION TO AN INCORRECT PATIENT WITH BARCODE 6992997. THE CUSTOMER READ THE BARCODE WITH A HANDHELD SCANNER AND THE BARCODE WAS READ CORRECTLY. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE READ THE BARCODE IN DIAGNOSTICS CONTROLS ON THE CD SAPPHIRE AND THE LABEL AGAIN READ CORRECTLY. THE BARCODE ALSO READ CORRECTLY USING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT (PLATFORM NOT PROVIDED). NO PATIENT DATA WAS REPORTED FROM THIS SAMPLE MISREAD. NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CELL DYN SAPPHIRE ANALYZER AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER GKZ ABBOTT LABORATORIES NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN