FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GAMMA ANTI-D BLOOD GROUPING REAGENT

MDR report key: 809633 · Received June 9, 2006

Report

Report Number
1034569-2006-00025
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 9, 2006
Date of Event
November 12, 2003
Manufacturer
GAMMA BIOLOGICALS INC
Product Code
KSZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT SPECIMEN AND RETURN PRODUCT WERE NOT RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER; CUSTOMER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT LOCATE PAPERWORK WITH TRACKING/SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR FOLLOW UP. THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-D. SHE BELIEVES THE ORIGINAL D-POSITIVE RESULT WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR ON THE PART OF THE TESTING TECHNOLOGIST WHO ORIGINALLY TESTED THE PATIENT AS D-POSITIVE DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING THE TECHNOLOGIST. RETAINED ANTI-D AND ANTI-D (MONOCLONAL BLEND) PRODUCTS WERE TESTED WITH VARIOUS D-NEGATIVE AND D-POSITIVE RED BLOOD CELLS, INCLUDING WEAK D CELLS. ALL TESTS RESULTS WERE AS EXPECTED AND NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER STATES A PATIENT WHO PREVIOUSLY TESTED AS D-POSITIVE WITH ANTI-D ONE YEAR AGO IS NOW TESTING D-NEGATIVE WITH ANTI-D (MONOCLONAL BLEND), INCLUDING WEAK D NEGATIVE. BASED ON THE ORIGINAL D-POSITIVE RESULTS, THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFUSED WITH 5 UNITS OF D-POSITIVE RED BLOOD CELLS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GAMMA ANTI-D BLOOD GROUPING REAGENT * KSZ GAMMA BIOLOGICALS INC * D239-3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR