FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 9412092 · Received December 4, 2019

Report

Report Number
2432235-2019-00442
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 4, 2019
Date of Event
November 7, 2019
Report Date
January 9, 2020
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Product Code
GKZ
UDI-DI
00630414601816
PMA / PMN Number
K112755
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

SIEMENS FILED THE INITIAL MDR 2432235-2019-00442 ON 04-DEC-2019. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (06-JAN-2020): A SIEMENS CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER (CSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE. THE CSE REPLACED THE SYSTEM AMPLIFIER BOARD AS WELL AS THE RED BLOOD CELL (RBC) MEASURE CHAMBER. AFTER THE PARTS WERE INSTALLED, THE CSE CHECKED THE SYSTEM ELECTRONICS AND PNEUMATICS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE ACCEPTABLE. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS A SAMPLE SPECIFIC ISSUE; HOWEVER, SIEMENS CANNOT RULE OUT THE TWO REPLACED PARTS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THE SYSTEM IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS DEVICE IS REQUIRED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED A SIEMENS CUSTOMER CARE CENTER (CCC) AND REPORTED THAT DISCORDANT HEMOGLOBIN (HGB), HEMATOCRIT (HCT), RED BLOOD CELLS (RBC), AND RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (RDW) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON PATIENT SAMPLES ON AN ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM. SIEMENS IS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DISCORDANT HEMOGLOBIN (HGB), HEMATOCRIT (HCT), RED BLOOD CELLS (RBC), AND RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (RDW) RESULTS WERE OBTAINED ON PATIENT SAMPLES ON AN ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM COMPARED TO RESULTS GENERATED ON THE LAB'S ADVIA 2120I HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM. THE DISCORDANT RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN(S). THE HGB, HCT, RBC, AND RDW RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE LAB'S ADVIA 2120I HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM WERE CONSIDERED CORRECT. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE DISCORDANT HEMOGLOBIN (HGB), HEMATOCRIT (HCT), RED BLOOD CELLS (RBC), AND RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (RDW) RESULTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1205695 ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM GKZ SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. ADVIA 560 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM 00630414601816

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1