VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1319681-2018-00077
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 7, 2018
- Date of Event
- July 10, 2018
- Report Date
- January 4, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- JJE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
OUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT UNDETECTED VARIABILITY IN THE RELEASE PROCESS CAUSED A NEGATIVE BIAS. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED INTERIM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. THE FDA¿S NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE ON 12 DECEMBER 2018. PLEASE REFER TO REPORT#:1319808-12/12/2018-001-C.
THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. COMPLAINT NUMBER: (B)(4).
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT BOTH LOWER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS VALP QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM. THE MOST LIKELY ASSIGNABLE CAUSE IS AN INSTRUMENT RELATED EVENT. BASED ON HISTORICAL VITROS VALP QUALITY CONTROL DATA, WITHIN LABORATORY PRECISION WAS ACCEPTABLE PRIOR TO (B)(6) INDICATING VITROS VALP LOT 2511-25-6393 WAS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. FOLLOWING THE CALIBRATION EVENT ON (B)(6) IN RESPONSE TO AN OBSERVED SHIFT OF QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS, THE WITHIN LABORATORY PRECISION WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN USING EITHER VITROS VALP LOT 2511-25-6393 OR VITROS VALP LOT 2511-26-6711 BUT WAS ACCEPTABLE AFTER SERVICE ACTIONS WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MICROIMMUNOASSAY (UIA) PROBOSCIS, THE UIA METERING BELT AND PERFORMING ALL ASSOCIATED ADJUSTMENTS. ALTHOUGH DIAGNOSTIC WITHIN RUN PRECISION TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED (BEFORE OR AFTER SERVICE) TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VITROS 5600 SYSTEM, THE IMPROVED WITHIN LABORATORY PRECISION OBSERVED AFTER SERVICE ACTIONS INDICATE THE VITROS 5600 SYSTEM WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE IMPRECISE VALP RESULTS.
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT LOWER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM TESTING NON-VITROS CONTROLS ON A VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED CHEMISTRY SYSTEM USING TWO DIFFERENT LOTS OF VITROS VALP REAGENT. VITROS VALP LOT 2511-25-6393. BIORAD LEVEL 1 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 42.8 AND 15.5 UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 26.0 UG/ML. BIORAD LEVEL 2 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 45.7 AND 91.5 UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 60.0 UG/ML. BIORAD LEVEL 3 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 139.9 AND 80.1 UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 105.0 UG/ML. VITROS VALP LOT 2511-26-6711. BIORAD LEVEL 1 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 36.2 AND 37.7UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 26.0 UG/ML. BIORAD LEVEL 2 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 84.2 AND 77.8 UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 60.0 UG/ML. BIORAD LEVEL 3 CONTROL LOT 47940 VITROS VALP RESULTS 141.5 AND 127.7 UG/ML VERSUS THE EXPECTED VITROS VALP RESULT 105.0 UG/ML. BIASED RESULTS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF PATIENT SAMPLES WERE AFFECTED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE IN QUESTION FOR VITROS VALP OVER THE TIME FRAME OF THE EVENT, HOWEVER, THE INVESTIGATION CANNOT CONCLUDE THAT PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED IF THE EVENT WERE TO RECUR UNDETECTED. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600286 | VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM | CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | JJE | ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |