FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITROS 5.1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 948879 · Received November 16, 2007

Report

Report Number
1319681-2007-00346
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 16, 2007
Date of Event
October 21, 2007
Report Date
October 21, 2007
Manufacturer
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EVENT FOUND THAT REPLACING THE IMMUNOWASH (IWF) TUBING RESOLVED THE ISSUE. FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF IWF TUBING AND RECALIBRATION, QUALITY CONTROL RESULTS WERE ACCEPTABLE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS ANALYZER RELATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBSERVED POSITIVELY BIASED, IMPRECISE PHYT QC RESULTS ON THE VITROS 5.1 FS ANALYZER. BIASED RESULTS OF THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OBSERVED MAY RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICIAN ACTION. 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 5.1 FS CHEMISTRY SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR