ACL TOP 700
Report
- Report Number
- 1217183-2017-00007
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 28, 2017
- Date of Event
- October 29, 2017
- Report Date
- November 27, 2017
- Manufacturer
- INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
- Product Code
- GKP
- UDI-DI
- 08426950497974
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160276
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED THAT INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT DATA. REVIEW OF THE DATA CONCLUDED THAT THE VALUES OBTAINED ON THE ACL TOP 700 WERE APPROPRIATELY DETERMINED BY THE ANALYZER AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS PERFORMING AS INTENDED. WHILE THE ROOT CASE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE THE RESULT RECOVERIES. THESE MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ACCURACY OF THE RECONSTITUTION OF THE REAGENTS AND CLEANING MATERIALS USED, THE ONBOARD STABILITY OF MATERIALS USED, REAGENT AND/OR SAMPLE HANDLING, AND SAMPLE INTEGRITY ALL OF WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERATED FINDINGS. BASED ON THE ABOVE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION AND NO REMEDIAL ACTION IS NEEDED.
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR ACL TOP 700 REPORTED 2 ERRONEOUSLY LOW APTT PATIENT RESULTS USING HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL. ONE PATIENT WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL HEPARIN DUE TO THE LOWER RESULTS. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THE EXTRA HEPARIN. THE RESULTS DID NOT MATCH PATIENT HISTORY AND WAS THEREFORE REPEATED. THE 2 SAMPLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CORRECTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844316 | ACL TOP 700 | ACL TOP | GKP | INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY | 2800-10 | 08426950497974 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR |