FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACL TOP

MDR report key: 719995 · Received July 21, 2005

Report

Report Number
1217183-2005-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 21, 2005
Report Date
July 21, 2005
Manufacturer
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
Product Code
GKP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ACL TOP COAGULATION ANALYZER DID NOT FLAG AN ERRONEOUS PROTHROMBIN TIME (PT) RESULT. THE PT REAGNET IN USE WAS HEMOSIL RECOMBIPLAS TIN ([510(K) NO. K043184]. CUSTOMER REPORTED A PT RESULT OF 8 SECONDS. PT WAS REDRAWN AND FAILED EXTENDED MODE WAS RUN ON THE INSTRUMENT AND A PT RESULT OF 111 SECONDS WAS REPORTED. SOMETIME DURING THIS PERIOD, THE COUMADIN PT WAS GIVEN HEPARIN. THE DR. THOUGHT THAT THE PT WASN'T RESPONDING TO COUMADIN AND NEEDED HER MEDICATED. INTERNAL REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT BACKUP DETERMINED THAT THE BASELINE NOISE MET ALL DATA REDUCTION CRITERIA AND CLOT POINT WAS INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE BASELINE. NOTE: TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT RELATED TO THE CHANGE IN TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACL TOP AUTOMATED COAGULATION ANALYZER GKP INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. TOP NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN