ACL TOP 500 CTS
Report
- Report Number
- 1217183-2017-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 16, 2017
- Date of Event
- October 20, 2017
- Report Date
- November 16, 2017
- Manufacturer
- INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
- Product Code
- GKP
- UDI-DI
- 08426950453499
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160276
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH NO MALFUNCTION IDENTIFIED TO DATE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR ACL TOP 500 CTS REPORTED ERRONEOUS APTT PATIENT RESULTS USING HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL. SIX PATIENT SAMPLES GENERATED ERRONEOUS RESULTS. ALL SIX SAMPLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CORRECTED. ONE PATIENT RECEIVED A BOLUS OF HEPARIN. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A SUPERFICIAL RIGHT GROIN HEMATOMA. THE CUSTOMER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE BOLUS OF HEPARIN. SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO INSPECT THE INSTRUMENT. NO VISUAL PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED, ALL PERFORMANCE CHECKS PASSED, AND QUALITY CONTROL WAS ACCEPTABLE INDICATING THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. A REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED INSTRUMENT BACKUP WAS PERFORMED AND DATA FOR THE PATIENT RECEIVING THE BOLUS OF HEPARIN COULD BE FOUND, HOWEVER, THE OTHER RESULTS COULD NOT BE LOCATED BASED ON THE IDENTIFIERS PROVIDED. IT CAN BE DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT SAMPLE GENERATED A RESULT OF 58.6 SECONDS WITHOUT ERRORS OR WARNINGS AND THEN GENERATED RESULTS OF GREATER THAN 200 SECONDS APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER. WHILE THE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE THE RESULT RECOVERIES. THESE MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE ON-BOARD STABILITY OF THE REAGENT AND CLEANING MATERIALS, SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING, INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICE, ETC.
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR ACL TOP 500 CTS REPORTED ERRONEOUS APTT RESULTS FOR 6 PATIENTS USING HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL. ALL 6 PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WERE RE-RUN AND CORRECTED. ONE PATIENT (CH) WAS ADMINISTERED A BOLUS OF HEPARIN. CH DEVELOPED A SUPERFICIAL RIGHT GROIN HEMATOMA. THE CUSTOMER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE BOLUS OF HEPARIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815937 | ACL TOP 500 CTS | ACL TOP | GKP | INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. | 2800-40 | 08426950453499 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |