CELL-DYN 1200 ANALYZER
Report
- Report Number
- 2919069-2005-00049
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- July 15, 2005
- Date of Event
- June 17, 2005
- Report Date
- July 14, 2005
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN
- Product Code
- GKZ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE CUSTOMER, THE CUSTOMER TECHNICAL ADVOCATE (CTA) FOUND THAT THE HEMOGLOBIN (HCB) REFERENCE VALUE WAS OUT OF RANGE LOW AT 1118 (2000 +/- 200), AND THE MIXING CUPS WERE DIRTY. THE CTA REQUESTED THAT THE CUSTOMER CLEAN THE APERTURE PLATE, RUN A BACKGROUND AND PERFORM A PRECISION STUDY. PER THE CUSTOMER DATA, THE PRECISION STUDY PERFORMED ON 6/18/2005 SHOWED PARAMETERS OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR %CV. SERVICE WAS SENT TO THE ACCOUNT AND THE TECHNICAL EXECUTIVE (TE) NOTICED THE PRE-MIX CUP OVER BUBBLING WHICH MAY HAVE CREATED BUBBLES IN THE HGB FLOW CELL. THIS IN TURN MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOW HGB REFERENCE VALUE AND THE ISSUE OF LOW HGB RECOVERY. THE TE REPLACED THE HGB FLOW CELL AND THE ADJACENT TUBINGS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER ISSUES SINCE THE SERVICE VISIT. IN ADDITION, THE COMPLAINT ANALYSIS AND TRENDING SYSTEM (CATS) AND THE TRENDING ANALYSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM (TASS) WERE REVIEWED AND NO ADVERSE TRENDS WERE IDENTIFIED. THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT.
THE CELL DYN 1200 ANALYZER GENERATED A HEMOGLOBIN (HCB) RESULT OF 7.9 G/DL WHICH WAS REPORTED. THE SAMPLE WAS SENT OUT AND IRON STUDIES WERE ORDERED ON THE PT. THE HGB RESULT FROM THE REFERENCE LAB WAS 12.2 G/DL. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO PT MANAGEMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CELL-DYN 1200 ANALYZER | AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER | GKZ | ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 YR |