FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MTS PIPETTE
MDR report key: 800071
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Received December 20, 2006
Report
- Report Number
- 9681721-2006-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 20, 2006
- Date of Event
- October 18, 2006
- Report Date
- December 5, 2006
- Manufacturer
- BIOHIT OYJ
- Product Code
- JTC
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
AS REPORTED TO US, THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED THAT THE BIOHIT PIPETTOR DID NOT DISPENSE THE CORRECT VOLUME OF FLUID. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED. THE CUSTOMER ABORTED ALL TESTING, PREVENTING ERRONEOUS RESULTS FROM BEING REPORTED. BIOHIT PRODUCT LABELING INSTRUCTS THE CUSTOMER TO PERFORM QC DEPENDANT ON LABORATORY POLICY. CUSTOMER PERFORMED QC TEST RECOGNIZING IT'S FAILURE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE PIPETTE. NO FURTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED ABOUT THIS PIPETTE SINCE THIS REPORTING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS MTS PIPETTE IS DISPENSING TOO MUCH FLUID DURING TESTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTS PIPETTE | ELECTRONIC PIPETTOR | JTC | BIOHIT OYJ | 710142MT | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |