MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH DADE ACTIN FSL ACTIVATED PTT REAGENT

Catalog Number 10445714

Device Problem High Test Results (2457)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 01/11/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Siemens healthcare diagnostics inc.Evaluated the instrument and information to determine the cause of the discordant high activated partial thromboplastin time (aptt) patient result on the sysmex ca-1500 analyzer.The siemens service engineer checked all alignments for the sample and reagent probe, then checked the mixing of the mixer motor.An adjustment was made to the sample probe.The sample and reagent tubing were checked for leaks with no issues found.No product non-conformance nor system issue could be identified that may have contributed to the discordant high aptt patient result.A potential cause of the event may be related to sample handling or the nature of the sample.The cause of the discordant high aptt patient result generated on the sysmex ca-1500 analyzer is unknown.The instrument and reagent are performing according to specifications.No further evaluation of this device is required.

Event Description

A discordant high activated partial thromboplastin time (aptt) patient result of 127.4 seconds was generated on the sysmex ca-1500 analyzer using dade actin fsl activated ptt reagent lot 547488.This result was reported to the physician who did not question the result.The same patient sample was tested again on the same system (using same reagent lot 547488) and an aptt result of 56.5 seconds was generated.This result was not reported to the physician.The same patient sample was tested on the same system, but a different dade actin fsl activated ptt reagent lot was used and aptt results of 53.2 seconds and 53.3 seconds were generated.These results were not reported to the physician.The patient was redrawn and a new sample was tested on the same system using ptt reagent lot 547488.An aptt result of 55.9 seconds was generated.This result was reported to the physician.All quality control (qc) was in range before testing.There are no reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the discordant high, aptt patient result.

• Brand Name: DADE ACTIN FSL ACTIVATED PTT REAGENT
• Type of Device: DADE ACTIN FSL ACTIVATED PTT REAGENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH; emil von behring strasse 76; marburg, 35041 ; GM 35041
• Manufacturer (Section G): SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH; emil von behring strasse 76; marburg, 35041 ; GM 35041
• Manufacturer Contact: loriann russo ; 511 benedict avenue; tarrytown, NY 10591 ; 9145242287
• MDR Report Key: 7233785
• MDR Text Key: 98983341
• Report Number: 9610806-2018-00019
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GGW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00842768003882
• UDI-Public: 00842768003882
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K863594
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional,user faci
• Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 02/01/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 02/01/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 03/30/2018
• Device Catalogue Number: 10445714
• Device Lot Number: 547488
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/11/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: No
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/20/2016
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1