FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM

MDR report key: 8061722 · Received November 12, 2018

Report

Report Number
1319681-2018-00111
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 12, 2018
Date of Event
October 15, 2018
Report Date
November 12, 2018
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR FIVE PATIENT SAMPLES PROCESSED FROM ONE SAMPLE TRAY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCORRECT PATIENT. A DEFINITIVE ASSIGNABLE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SCENARIO COULD NOT BE REPLICATED DURING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION BY THE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING R & D TEAM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. ALL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS WAS AN ISOLATED EVENT. THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM DID NOT MALFUNCTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR FIVE PATIENT SAMPLES PROCESSED FROM ONE SAMPLE TRAY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCORRECT PATIENT. THE MIS-ASSOCIATION OF PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS MAY POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. SAMPLE RESULTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WRONG PATIENT WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF ACTUAL PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC (ORTHO). COMPLAINT NUMBERS (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
902364 VITROS 5600 INTEGRATED SYSTEM CHEMISTRYANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1