FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MTS ANTI-IGG CARD

MDR report key: 789095 · Received November 22, 2006

Report

Report Number
1056600-2006-00340
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 22, 2006
Date of Event
October 25, 2006
Report Date
November 22, 2006
Manufacturer
MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KSZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MALFUNCTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL GEL CARDS USED FOR THE RELEVANT TESTS, ALBEIT UNLIKELY, CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY. IN THIS CASE, THE PRESENCE OF THE ANTI-E ANTIBODY WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE PT SAMPLE UPON REPEAT TESTING, PREVENTING ERRONEOUS RESULTS FROM BEING REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LAB. THE PT WAS TRANSFUSED WITH COMPATIBLE BLOOD AND NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED. HOWEVER, IF AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE WERE TO RECUR UNDETECTED, A FALSE NEGATIVE REACTION IN INDIRECT ANTIGLOBULIN TESTS MAY LEAD TO THE TRANSFUSION OF INCOMPATIBLE BLOOD. STN# 103461.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY PERFORMED ANTIBODY SCREEN TESTING WITH THE MTS ANTI-IGG GEL CARD LOT# 042406001-22 AND OBSERVED FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIVITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MTS ANTI-IGG CARD AUTOMATED BLOOD GROUPING AND ANTIBODY TE KSZ MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC. * 042406001-22

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 89 YR