FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORHTO PROVUE ANALYZER

MDR report key: 789106 · Received November 22, 2006

Report

Report Number
1056600-2006-00339
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
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER WAS PERFORMING ANTIBODY SCREEN TESTING ON THE ORTHO PROVUE ANALYZER AND REPORTED THAT A WEAKLY POSITIVE REACTION WAS INTERPRETED AS NEGATIVE. AN OCD FIELD ENGINEER (FE) ARRIVED ON SITE. THE FE PERFORMED REPAIRS AND THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS TO RETURN THE ANALYZER TO EXPECTED OPERATION. NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED. IF A SIGNIFICANT ANTIBODY IS NOT DETECTED DURING ANTIBODY SCREENING, OR IT IS NOT IDENTIFIED UPON FURTHER TESTING, A PT MAY BE TRANSFUSED WITH ANTIGEN-POSITIVE BLOOD AND SUFFER A HEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION. BASED UPON THE AVAILABLE INFO, PROVUE MALFUNCTION CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STN# BK030023.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A FALSE NEGATIVE ANTIBODY SCREEN WAS OBTAINED WITH A QC SAMPLE ON THE ORTHO PROVUE ANALYZER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ORHTO PROVUE ANALYZER AUTOMATED BLOOD GROUPING AND ANTIBODY TE KSZ MICRO TYPING SYSTEMS, INC. MTS213784 2.15

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *