GEM PREMIER 4000
Report
- Report Number
- 1217183-2018-00004
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 29, 2018
- Date of Event
- May 29, 2018
- Report Date
- June 29, 2018
- Manufacturer
- INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
- Product Code
- CHL
- UDI-DI
- 08426950452591
- PMA / PMN Number
- K133407
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
DATA REVIEW SHOWED THAT RESPONSE FROM THE CUSTOMER'S LIS FOR QUERIES OF THE TWO MRN'S WAS "PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND". THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION IN THE COMPLAINT SINCE PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS WERE NOT DISPLAYED ON THE ANALYZER SCREEN AFTER THE MRN WAS ENTERED. THE GEM PREMIER 4000 WERE PREFORMING TO SPECIFICATION, AND NO MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED. THE OPERATOR ENTERED THE MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER, PATIENT LAST NAME AND FIRST NAME MANUALLY, WHICH RESULTED IN A TRANSCRIPTION ERROR OF THE MRN'S. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT. THE OPERATOR WAS RE-EDUCATED ON THE PROCESS TO VERIFY PATIENT IDENTIFIERS. CUSTOMER SITE HAS APPLIED THE CORRECT RESULTS TO THE PATIENTS. THE CONNECTION ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE HOSPITAL'S LIS. NO REMEDIAL ACTION REQUIRED.
COMPLAINT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SETS OF BLOOD GAS SAMPLES ANALYZED ON GEM PREMIER 4000 SN (B)(4). THE OPERATOR ENTERED THE PATIENTS' FIRST AND LAST NAMES CORRECTLY INTO THE GEM BUT INCORRECTLY ENTERED THE MRNS (MEDICAL RECORD NUMBERS) . THE PRINTOUTS SHOW THE CORRECT PATIENT NAMES AND RESULTS AND THE INCORRECT MRNS. THE RESULTS WENT TO THE INCORRECT PATIENT EMR (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD). THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT. THE RESULTS WERE CORRECTLY APPLIED TO THE CORRECT EMR AND REMOVED FROM THE INCORRECT EMR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492894 | GEM PREMIER 4000 | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENT | CHL | INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY | 2261 | 08426950452591 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |