FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 8363806 · Received February 22, 2019

Report

Report Number
1319681-2019-00016
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 22, 2019
Date of Event
February 1, 2019
Report Date
February 22, 2019
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT IMPRECISE QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM A NON-VITROS (BIORAD) FLUID USING VITROS AMON MICROSLIDES ON A VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE MOST LIKELY ASSIGNABLE CAUSE IS INSTRUMENT RELATED ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSLIDE INCUBATOR CONTAMINATION. AFTER CLEANING THE MICROSLIDE CM/RT INCUBATOR EVAPORATION CAPS; ACCEPTABLE VITROS AMON PERFORMANCE WAS OBTAINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBTAINED IMPRECISE QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RESULTS FROM A NON-VITROS (BIORAD) CONTROL FLUID USING VITROS AMON (AMMONIA) MICROSLIDES ON A VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. BIORAD LOT 54223 (L3) RESULTS OF 135.2, 154, 158, 144, 175, 175, 160, 151, 168, 142, 154, 167, 149 AND 161 UMOL/L VS. THE EXPECTED RESULT OF 229.7 UMOL/L. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED MAY LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION IF UNDETECTED. THE IMPRECISE VITROS AMON RESULTS WERE GENERATED FROM A NON-PATIENT FLUID, HOWEVER THE INVESTIGATION CANNOT CONCLUDE THAT PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS WERE NOT AFFECTED OR WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED IF THE EVENT WERE TO RECUR UNDETECTED. 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
157821 VITROS 5,1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1