A1A-2000
Report
- Report Number
- 8031673-2018-04489
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 6, 2018
- Date of Event
- September 7, 2016
- Report Date
- April 6, 2018
- Manufacturer
- TOSOH CORPORATION
- Product Code
- KHO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K971103
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, 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 CAPA-2017-0007. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE IMPORTER OR MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. ON 08-SEP-2016, AN FSE VISITED THE CUSTOMER TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED EVENT. DURING SERVICING, FSE REPLACED THE LEAK SENSOR AND ADJUSTED THE TIP SENSOR. THE INSTRUMENT WAS VERIFIED AS OPERATIONAL. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED BY FSE. THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS THE LEAK SENSOR UNDER THE BF UNIT.
ON (B)(6) 2016, A CUSTOMER REPORTED ERROR 3005 (LEAK SENSOR ERROR) WITH THEIR A1A-2000 ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE ERROR WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT WHEN IT OCCURRED THIS TIME, IT DID NOT ABORT HER RUN. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED EVENT, WHICH RESULTED IN DELAYED REPORTING ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (AFP) AND BETAHCG (PREGNANCY HORMONE) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245097 | A1A-2000 | A1A-2000 | KHO | TOSOH CORPORATION | A1A-2000 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |