FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS EC Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 946581 · Received November 14, 2007

Report

Report Number
1319681-2007-00340
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 14, 2007
Date of Event
October 15, 2007
Report Date
October 16, 2007
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT'S INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT A PARTIAL OCCLUSION OF THE REAGENT METERING PROBE, THAT COULD IMPACT DELIVERY OF THE REAGENT FLUID, OCCURRED. THE OCD FIELD ENGINEER REPLACED THE REAGENT METERING PROBE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS A PARTIALLY OCCLUDED REAGENT METERING PROBE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED AN ANALYZER CONDITION CODE INDICATING THAT THE INSTRUMENT'S REAGENT METERING SUBSYSTEM WAS NOT PERFORMING OPTIMALLY. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ERRONEOUS RESULTS COULD BE OBTAINED WHICH COULD LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS A PARTIALLY OCCLUDED REAGENT METERING PROBE. THIS REPORT CORRESPONDS TO ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VITROS EC Q IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IMMUNDIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR