FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 7809435 · Received August 23, 2018

Report

Report Number
1823260-2018-02836
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 23, 2018
Date of Event
August 6, 2018
Report Date
August 23, 2018
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
GJS
UDI-DI
00365702128101
PMA / PMN Number
K062925
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF DISCREPANT INR RESULTS FOR 1 PATIENT TESTED ON COAGUCHEK XS METER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) COMPARED TO A LABORATORY USING THE DADE INNOVIN METHOD. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO ENCEPHALOPATHY AND WAS RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2018. HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS FOUND IN HER BLOOD DURING THAT STAY. THE PATIENT HAD NOT BEEN TAKING COUMADIN SINCE BEING RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2018. ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO WEAKNESS AND DEHYDRATION. THE PATIENT WAS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED DUE TO CONDITIONS UNRELATED TO THE USE OF THE METER. THE PATIENT WAS EXTREMELY MALNOURISHED DUE TO HER EATING DISORDER. THE INITIAL RESULT FROM THE METER AT 12:45 P.M. WAS 5.5 INR. THE RESULT FROM THE LABORATORY AT 1:45 P.M. WAS 4.2 INR. THE PATIENT'S COUMADIN DOSE WAS HELD BASED ON THE LABORATORY RESULT. THE PATIENT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE IS 2.0 - 3.0 INR. NO ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEVICE. THE PATIENT IS NOT ANEMIC AND DOES NOT HAVE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES. THE PATIENT IS NOT ON HEPARIN OR OTHER DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITORS. THE PATIENT HAS BRUISES ON HER ARM WHICH ARE RELATED TO WEAKNESS AND DEHYDRATION AND NOT RELATED TO THE USE OF THE METER. THE METER AND TEST STRIPS WERE REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION. RELEVANT RETENTION TEST STRIPS (LOT 223853) WERE TESTED IN COMPARISON WITH THE CURRENT MASTER LOT. FOR THIS PURPOSE, TWO HUMAN BLOOD SAMPLES FROM MARCUMAR DONORS AND TWO INTERNAL REFERENCE METERS WERE USED. NO ERROR MESSAGES OCCURRED. RETENTION SAMPLES WERE ACCEPTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
651954 COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST STRIPS GJS ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 22385315 00365702128101

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR