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

Catalog Number 04P75-01

Device Problem Electrical /Electronic Property Problem (1198)

Patient Problem No Patient Involvement (2645)

Event Date 06/24/2019

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 (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer who reported that i-stat1 analyzer (b)(4) would not turn on.When the rechargeable battery was removed, the analyzer was very hot, and the customer could smell a burning odor.The customer also tried to use the same analyzer with regular batteries, but the same problem happened, and the analyzer would not activate.There was no additional information at the time of this report.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.However, the customer states that rechargeable batteries were being used at the time of the event.Therefore the analyzer is unlikely to become hot to touch.The product was replaced and returned for investigation.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 07/26/2019.Analyzer s/n (b)(4) was returned because it would not activate and was hot to touch.Failure analysis determined that the cause of the problem was the failure of a 100 f tantalum capacitor (apoc p/n: 013827-01 01) c13 on the main board of the analyzer, between the primary battery and ground.The capacitor had failed such that it created a short circuit between the battery and ground; current flowing through the shorted capacitor caused heat damage, which gave the capacitor a burned appearance.

• Brand Name: I-STAT1 ANALYZER, IMMUNO READY
• Type of Device: I-STAT1 ANALYZER
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT POINT OF CARE; 400 college road; princeton NJ 08540 6607
• MDR Report Key: 8775430
• MDR Text Key: 195924312
• Report Number: 2245578-2019-00166
• 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: 07/30/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 07/10/2019
• 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: 07/11/2019
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/26/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1