On (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat pt/inr cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant pt/inr result of 6.2 inr on a (b)(6) year old male patient who fell off a ladder.The fall resulted in a femur fracture, among other injuries.The pt/inr test was performed, since the patient is on coumadin.The patient was treated on the stago result.There was no additional patient information available at the time of this report.Method: i-stat, date: (b)(6) 2019, result: pt=68.7, inr=6.2.Stago, (b)(6) 2019, pt=29.7, inr=2.9.Collection times not provided.There are no injuries associated with this event.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.
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