MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ABBOTT POINT OF CARE I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE; CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE,

Catalog Number	09P31-25
Medical Device Problem Code	Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings (1535)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Muscle Weakness/Atrophy (1967)
Date of Event	07/18/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Apoc incident # (b)(4).Apoc labeling will be evaluated during the investigation as pertaining to the event.
Event or Problem Description
On (b)(6) 2023, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat chem8+ cartridge that yielded discrepant potassium results of 9 mmol/l on a 78 year old female patient with mild weakness.There was no additional patient information at the time of this report.Return product is not available for investigation.Method date collected tested results i-stat: (b)(6) 2023 ,2:15 ,12:17 ,9.0 (mmol/l).Lab: (b)(6) 2023 ,ni ,ni ,4.0 (mmol/l).The customer believes their issue is hemolysis of red blood cells.The customer also states that both i-stat 1 samples yielded on ionized calcium and on anion gap.Apoc also suspects that the samples were in fact hemolyzed.However, this was not confirmed at the time of this report.At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on the limited information available that suggested that product was not performing within the variability.The investigation is underway.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Apoc incident: # (b)(4).The investigation was completed on 26-sep-2023.A review of the device history record (dhr) confirmed the cartridge lot met finished goods release criteria.Retained cartridge testing met the acceptance criteria found in q04.01.003 rev.Al, appendix 1 - product complaint level 2 and level 3 investigation procedure.No deficiency has been determined for chem8+ cartridge lot h23031.
Event or Problem Description
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• Brand Name: I-STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE
• Common Device Name: CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE,
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT POINT OF CARE; 400 college road; princeton NJ 08540 6607
• Manufacturer (Section G): ABBOTT POINT OF CARE CANADA LTD.; 185 corkstown road; ottawa, ontario K2H 8 V4; CA K2H 8V4
• Manufacturer Contact: linda maczuszenko ; 185 corkstown road; princeton, NJ K2H 8-V4 ; CA K2H 8V4 ; 6136123525
• MDR Report Key: 17435366
• Report Number: 2245578-2023-00099
• Device Sequence Number: 6834740
• Product Code: JGS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10054749001917
• UDI-Public: 10054749001917
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K053110
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 10/03/2023

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/30/2023
• Device Catalogue Number: 09P31-25
• Device Lot Number: H23031
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/24/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/26/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/01/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/03/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 01/31/2023
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 78 YR
• Patient Sex: Female