On 02-feb-2023, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat pt/inr cartridges that yielded suspected discrepant inr results a 63 year old female patient with deep vein thrombosis.There was no additional nformation available at the time of this report.Return product is available for investigation.Method date collected tested results (sec) sample i-stat (b)(6) 2024 11:46 11:50 *>8 5 acl top (b)(6) 2024 12:50 13:50 4.1 6 at this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The investigation is underway.Pt/inr - intended use the i-stat pt, a prothrombin time test, is useful for monitoring patients receiving oral anticoagulation therapy such as coumadin ® or warfarin.
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