FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CELL-DYN 1700

MDR report key: 801443 · Received December 2, 2004

Report

Report Number
2919069-2004-00095
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 2, 2004
Date of Event
October 5, 2004
Report Date
December 1, 2004
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN
Product Code
GKZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE ACCOUNT CONTACTED A CUSTOMER TECHNICAL ADVOCATE (CTA) STATING THAT A PATIENT'S CBC RESULT GENERATED USING A CELL-DYN 1700 ANALYZER DID NOT MATCH THE CBC RESULTS THAT WAS DRAWN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) IN 2004. THERE ARE DISPERSIONAL DATA ALERTS ON THE PRINTOUT FOR THE MCH, MCHC, AND RDW PARAMETERS. THE ACCOUNT MIXED THE SAMPLE AND RAN THE SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION. THE QUALITY CONTROL WAS WITHIN RANGE THE DAY THE SPECIMEN WAS RUN. THE ACCOUNT'S MAINTENANCE LOG SHOWED THAT MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE ACCOUNT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY INSTRUMENT ISSUES AROUND THE TIME THE RESULT WAS GENERATED. THE SAMPLE BEFORE AND AFTER THE PATIENT SPECIMEN WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE CTA REVIEWED THE INSTRUMENT HISTORY AND THE ACCOUNT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUE WITH RESULTS SINCE THAT DAY. THE ACCOUNT SENT OUT A RANDOM SAMPLE TO A REFERENCE LAB THE FOLLOWING MONTH, TO VERIFY THAT THE REFERENCE LAB RESULTS WOULD MATCH THE CELL-DYN 1700 RESULTS. THE RESULTS MATCHED THE CELL-DYN 1700 RESULTS. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE WHAT CAUSED THE ERRATIC RESULTS ON ORIGINAL DATE. IT IS UNK IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. TRENDING ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TRENDING ANALYSIS FOR THE MONTHS OF THREE MONTHS IN 2004 DID NOT INDICATE AN ADVERSE TREND FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE CELL-DYNO 1700 SYSTEM. LABELING: THE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED IN THE CELL-DYN SYSTEM 1700 OPERATOR'S MANUAL, PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION, OPERATIONAL MESSAGES AND DATA FLAGGING / OVERVIEW SECTION AND IN THE OPERATIONAL MESSAGES AND DATA FLAGGING / PARAMETER FLAGGING MESSAGES SECTION. IN ADDITION, THE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTICS, TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE / ABNORMAL OR ERRATIC HGB, MCH, AND/OR MCHC RESULTS SECTION OF THE MANUAL. THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT. END OF REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER TECHNICAL ADVOCATE WAS CONTACTED WITH REGARD TO CBC RESULTS GENERATED ON A PATIENT USING A CELL-DYN 1700 ANALYZER. A HEMOGLOBIN RESULT OF 15.8 G/DL WAS REPORTED AND QUESTIONED BY A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE THE RESULTS OF AN X-RAY SHOWED A LUNG MASS. A BLOOD SPECIMEN DRAWN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM YIELDED A HEMOGLOBIN VALUE OF 8.5 G/DL. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, A SECOND SAMPLE WAS DRAWN FROM THIS PATIENT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM THAT YIELDED A HGB= 8.7 G/DL RESULT. NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CELL-DYN 1700 AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER GKZ ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION/CELLDYN NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR