FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACL TOP
MDR report key: 719995
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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 |