MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ABBOTT POINT OF CARE I-STAT1 ANALYZER, IMMUNO READY, WIRELESS

Catalog Number 04P75-01

Device Problem Electrical /Electronic Property Problem (1198)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 05/13/2021

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Apoc incident # (b)(4).Apoc labeling will be evaluated during the investigation as pertaining to the event.

Event Description

On 13-may-2021, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer who reported observing smoke coming from the battery comparment area of analyzer sn (b)(4).There was no additional information at the time of this report.A green battery carrier is in the i-stat 1 analyzer at the time of the event.The analyzer was replaced at no charge and returning for investigation.Apoc has determined that a component failure within the analyzer circuitry, may lead to the batteries becoming uncomfortably hot to touch in the area of the battery compartment when using a green non-fused battery carrier.In this case the customer stated a green (non-fused) battery carrier is in the i-stat 1 analyzer.The customer was advised of the use error in using discontinued product.Based on the information available, there were no patient or user related injuries associated with this complaint.

Manufacturer Narrative

Apoc incident: (b)(4) the investigation was completed on 19-jul-2021.The customer reported smoke was emitted from the battery compartment of analyzer s/n (b)(6).The customer also reported they were using a green battery carrier and that the spring from the battery door appeared to have been snapped off.Failure analysis determined the cause of the smoke was the failure of the tantalum capacitor c13 on the main pcb.The cosmetic damage reported by the customer was determined to have been caused by a drop.A rocketware search spanning six months revealed no similar incidents.Over the past year, the actual number of incidents caused by reliability-related failures of tantalum capacitors was 73, which is less than the expected 203 obtained by the reliability calculations.Therefore, no corrective/preventive action is required as the threshold has not been tripped and no product deficiency was found.Rather, this was a malfunction, which was attributed to the failure of the tantalum capacitor in the c13 location.

• Brand Name: I-STAT1 ANALYZER, IMMUNO READY, WIRELESS
• Type of Device: I-STAT1 ANALYZER
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT POINT OF CARE; 400 college road; princeton NJ 08540 6607
• MDR Report Key: 11840903
• MDR Text Key: 251125064
• Report Number: 2245578-2021-00044
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: CGA
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00054749000340
• UDI-Public: 00054749000340
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K001387
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 07/21/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/18/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 04P75-01
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/22/2021
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/19/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1