FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACL TOP 500 CTS

MDR report key: 8024101 · Received October 31, 2018

Report

Report Number
1217183-2018-00009
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2018
Date of Event
October 11, 2018
Report Date
October 31, 2018
Manufacturer
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
Product Code
GKP
UDI-DI
08426950453499
PMA / PMN Number
K160276
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED THAT INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT CLOT CURVES. ALL APTT RESULTS ILLUSTRATED WELL-FORMED CURVE FORMATION, WITH APPROPRIATE CLOTTING TIMES DETECTED AND NO CONCERNING ERRORS OR WARNINGS. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE VALUES OBTAINED ON THE ACL TOP 500 CTS WERE APPROPRIATELY DETERMINED BY THE ANALYZER AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS PERFORMING AS INTENDED. BASED ON THE ABOVE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION AND NO REMEDIAL ACTION IS NEEDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR ACL TOP 500 CTS GENERATED AN ERRONEOUS APTT RESULT (36.9 SECONDS) USING HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL. A PATIENT WAS ADMINISTERED AN INCREASED DOSE OF HEPARIN BASED ON THIS ERRONEOUS APTT RESULT. SUBSEQUENTLY, ANOTHER SAMPLE WAS DRAWN FROM THE SAME PATIENT (APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS LATER) AND IT REPORTED AN APTT RESULT OF > 200. THE HEPARIN ADMINISTRATION WAS STOPPED AND THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT'S APTT RESULT WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPORTS OF CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
864737 ACL TOP 500 CTS ACL TOP, PRODUCT CODE: GKP GKP INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY 2800-40 08426950453499

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other