FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 8412128 · Received March 12, 2019

Report

Report Number
1823260-2019-01023
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 12, 2019
Date of Event
November 28, 2018
Report Date
March 12, 2019
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
K062925
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS (B)(6). OCCUPATION IS LAY USER/PATIENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE INITIAL REPORTER COMPLAINED OF DISCREPANT INR RESULTS WITH COGUCHEK XS METER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) WHEN COMPARED TO A LABORATORY RESULT USING THE HEMO SIL RECOMBIPLASTIN 2G WERFEN METHOD. THE LABORATORY RESULT WAS 4.03 INR AND THE METER RESULTS WERE 7.8 INR AND 7.9 INR. THE PATIENT NOTED THAT NO ADDITIONAL TESTS WERE ABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE STRIPS EXPIRING SHORTLY AFTER THE DISCREPANT RESULT. THE PATIENT¿S THERAPEUTIC RANGE IS 3 - 4 INR. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED. RELEVANT RETENTION TEST STRIPS (LOT 244031) WERE TESTED IN COMPARISON WITH THE MASTER LOT COAGUCHEK XS PT.. FOR THIS PURPOSE TWO HUMAN BLOOD SAMPLES FROM MARCUMAR DONORS AND TWO INTERNAL REFERENCE METERS WERE USED. RETENTION SAMPLES WERE ACCEPTABLE. NO ERROR MESSAGES OCCURRED. COAGUCHEK USES HUMAN RECOMBINANT THROMBOPLASTIN. THEREFORE, THE COMPARABILITY TO OTHER HUMAN RECOMBINANT THROMBOPLASTINS IS BEST, WHEREAS HIGHER DEVIATIONS CAN OCCUR WITH OTHER THROMBOPLASTINS. HOWEVER, THOSE HIGHER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THROMBOPLASTINS OF DIFFERENT (RABBIT, BOVINE BASED) ORIGIN ARE NOT A COAGUCHEK SPECIFIC ISSUE. SIMILAR DIFFERENCES CAN BE OBSERVED WHEN A HUMAN RECOMBINANT THROMBOPLASTIN-BASED LABORATORY METHOD IS COMPARED AGAINST SEVERAL OTHER (RABBIT, BOVINE-BASED) LABORATORY METHODS. NO PRODUCT IS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED RELATED TO THIS CASE SINCE THE STRIP LOT IS EXPIRED. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
205212 COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM PROTHROMBIN TIME MONITOR GJS ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS NA 244031

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 WARFARIN