FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 250 ANALYZER

MDR report key: 900586 · Received October 14, 2004

Report

Report Number
1319681-2004-00268
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 14, 2004
Date of Event
September 13, 2004
Report Date
September 22, 2004
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE BIASED QC RESULTS WERE CAUSED BY A LACK OF PRESSURIZATION IN THE IWF METERING PUMP. OCD FIELD SERVICE WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE AND REPLACED THE IWF PUMP AND ADJUSTED THE IR METERING POSITION, THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED A NEW CALIBRATION AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ADDITIONAL BIASED QC RESULTS. THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY A MLAFUNCTIONING IWF PUMP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED OBSERVING BIASED QC RESULTS FOR PHYT. THIS EVENT IS CONSISTENT WITH A MALFUNCTION THAT MAY RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS 250 ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA