ACL TOP 500 CTS
Report
- Report Number
- 1217183-2019-00004
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 3, 2019
- Date of Event
- August 11, 2019
- Report Date
- September 3, 2019
- Manufacturer
- INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
- Product Code
- GKP
- UDI-DI
- 08426950453499
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160276
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED THAT INCLUDED REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT APTT CLOT CURVES ALONG WITH THE VERIFICATION OF SAMPLE AND REAGENT FLUIDIC PRECISION. APTT QUALITY CONTROL WAS WITHIN PASSING CRITERIA PRIOR TO PATIENT TESTING. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PATIENT TESTING, APTT QUALITY CONTROL FAILED. THE APTT REAGENT VIAL WAS REPLACED AND QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS RECOVERED WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE PATIENTS IN QUESTION WERE REPEATED AND CORRECTED APTT REPORTS WERE GENERATED. BASED ON THE ABOVE, THE ACL TOP 500 CTS SYSTEM WAS PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATION AND NO REMEDIAL ACTION IS NEEDED.
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR ACL TOP 500 CTS GENERATED ERRONEOUS APTT RESULTS USING HEMOSIL SYNTHASIL. FOUR PATIENTS HAD RESULTS THAT WERE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. ONE PATIENT WAS ADMINISTERED AN INCREASED DOSE OF HEPARIN BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS APTT RESULT. THE APTT RESULT WAS LATER CORRECTED AND THE HEPARIN DOSE WAS ADJUSTED AS APPROPRIATE. THERE WERE NO KNOWN COMPLICATIONS TO THE PATIENT FROM THE ADDITIONAL HEPARIN ADMINISTERED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749641 | ACL TOP 500 CTS | INSTRUMENT, COAGULATION, AUTOMATED, PRODUCT CODE: GKP | GKP | INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY | 2800-40 | 08426950453499 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |