| Catalog Number |
07797826160 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
High Test Results (2457)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
09/13/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The customer's meter and test strips were requested for investigation and replacement product was sent to the customer.The product has not been received at this time.If the product is returned in the future, a follow up report will be submitted.On a regular basis, coaguchek strips of lots currently valid in the market are tested as part of routine retention testing and results have passed the internal inspection.Per product labeling: "coaguchek uses human recombinant thromboplastin.Therefore, the comparability to other human recombinant thromboplastins is best, whereas higher deviations can occur with other thromboplastins.However, those higher differences between thromboplastins of different (rabbit, bovine based) origin are not a coaguchek specific issue.Similar differences can be observed when a human recombinant thromboplastin-based laboratory method is compared against several other (rabbit, bovine-based) laboratory methods." occupation - the occupation is patient/consumer.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a patient received a discrepant result when testing with coaguchek xs meter serial number (b)(4).At 18:31, the patient had a meter result of 4.9 inr.The patient then went to the emergency room.At around 8 p.M., a sample from the patient was tested in the laboratory at the emergency room using an unknown method, resulting in a value of 3.3 inr.The patient's therapeutic range is 1.5 - 2.5 inr.The patient's testing interval is every 2 - 3 weeks.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient was taking antibiotics at the time of the event.Per product labeling: "the action of oral anticoagulants (coumarin derivatives) can be increased or weakened when other medication is taken simultaneously (e.G.Antibiotics, but also prescription-free medication like pain relievers, antirheumatic medication and medication against influenza).This, in turn, can also lead to either an increase or a decrease in prothrombin time (inr).Additional medication should only be taken if prescribed by the treating physician.If other medication is taken, it is recommended that the prothrombin time be checked more frequently and that the anticoagulant dose be subsequently adjusted as directed by the treating physician.".
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