COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2019-02224
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 17, 2019
- Date of Event
- May 27, 2019
- Report Date
- June 17, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- GJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062925
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE SUSPECT PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. REPLACEMENT PRODUCT WAS SENT. THE REPORTER'S METER AND TEST STRIPS WERE PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE THEY WERE TESTED USING RETENTION CONTROLS. TESTING RESULTS (QC RANGE = 2.6 - 4.0 INR): QC 1: 3.0 INR, QC 2: 3.0 INR, QC 3: 3.0 INR. THE OBTAINED QC VALUES WERE IN THE ALLOWED RANGE OF THE USED COMBINATION MASTER LOT STRIP LOT - QC LOT. ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE WITHOUT ERROR MESSAGES. 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. RELEVANT RETENTION TEST STRIPS (LOT 368886) 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.
THE INITIAL REPORTER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE RESULT FROM COAGUCHEK XS METER SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) COMPARED TO A LABORATORY USING AN UNKNOWN REAGENT. THE RESULT FROM THE METER WAS 6.0 INR AND THE RESULT FROM THE LABORATORY WAS 3.3 INR. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF AN ADVERSE EVENT. THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE WAS 2.0-3.0 INR. THE PATIENT WAS ANEMIC, BUT THE HEMATOCRIT WAS UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497444 | COAGUCHEK ® XS SYSTEM | PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST STRIPS | GJS | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS | NA | 36888611 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR | ASPIRIN| CELEXA| CINNAMON| COUMADIN| DIAZEPAM| FENOFIBRATE| LANTUS| LASIX| LEVODOPA| LIPOZENE| LORATADINE| LOVASTATIN| METFORMIN| METOPROLOL| OXYCODONE| VITAMIN D| VITAMIN D| VITAMIN E |