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

Catalog Number 03P75-06

Device Problem Electrical /Electronic Property Problem (1198)

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

Event Date 11/04/2021

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 04-nov-2021, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer who reported observing smoke coming from the compartment of i-stat analyzer sn (b)(4) during operation.The product did not become hot to the touch.There was no additional information at the time of this report.There were no injuries reported.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.The analyzer was operation on rechargeable batteries.At this time there is no reason to believe product will become hot to the touch.The product was replaced and returning 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 (b)(6) 2022.Failure analysis confirmed the complaint, and the cause was attributed to the failure of the tantalum capacitor c13 on the main pcb.A rocketware search spanning six months revealed six similar incidents (related to no activation and burned c13).Over the past year, the actual number of incidents caused by reliability-related failures of tantalum capacitors was 58, which is less than the expected 199 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
• Manufacturer (Section G): FLEXTRONICS MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE); pte ltd; 1 kallang place; singapore 33921 1; SN 339211
• Manufacturer Contact: linda maczuszenko ; 400 college road; princeton, NJ 08540 ; 6136885949
• MDR Report Key: 12800424
• MDR Text Key: 280940778
• Report Number: 2245578-2021-00093
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: CGA
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00054749000340
• UDI-Public: 00054749000340
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K001387
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/17/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 11/11/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 03P75-06
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 12/20/2021
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/10/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/04/2015
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1