AIA-360
Report
- Report Number
- 3005529799-2018-03111
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 15, 2018
- Date of Event
- April 28, 2016
- Report Date
- March 15, 2018
- Manufacturer
- TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC.
- Product Code
- KHO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K971103
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC. IS SUBMITTING ON BEHALF OF THE FOREIGN MANUFACTURER, TOSOH CORPORATION, PER EXEMPTION NUMBER E2017013. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED DUE TO A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW CONDUCTED UNDER (B)(4). ON (B)(6) 2016, A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED EVENT. THE FSE REPLACED THE WASH PROBE AND WASTE PUMP, THEN VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. THE WASH, DILUENT, AND SAMPLE SYRINGE TIPS WERE REPLACED AND VERIFIED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FSE RAN TT3 CALIBRATION, MAC CONTROL PERCISION WITHOUT ERRORS. THE CUSTOMER RAN T4 CALIBRATION AND RECEIVED A DETECTOR LOW (DL) ERROR. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE SUBSTRATE SOLUTION, PRIMED THE OLD SUBSTRATE OUT OF DEVICE AND RAN T4 CALIBRATION AND QC AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUE. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED BY FSE. THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS DUE FAULT/FAILURE OF THE WASTE PUMP.
ON (B)(6) 2016, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED POOR PRECISION AND LOW CONTROL ISSUES FOR FT4 AND T4 WITH THEIR A1A-360 ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED DECONTAMINATION WITH 10% BLEACH, A NEW WASH PROBE TIP, AND FLUSHED WITH WASH AND DILUENT WITHOUT RESOLUTION. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED EVENT, WHICH RESULTED IN DELAYED REPORTING LHII PATIENT RESULTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PATIENT INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE DELAY IN REPORTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184411 | AIA-360 | AIA-360 | KHO | TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC. | AIA-360 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |