MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. LIQUICHEK CARDIAC TROPONINS CONTROL LEVEL 2; JJY

Catalog Number	12006239
Medical Device Problem Code	No Apparent Adverse Event (3189)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Unspecified Eye / Vision Problem (4471)
Date of Event	02/10/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
On february 12, 2025, a chemistry lab supervisor at (b)(6) usa, reported an eye splashing event on their colleague at (b)(6).On (b)(6) 2025, a medical technologist splashed liquid in the eyes when throwing racks of qc materials in the trash bin.It was reported that roche reagents were also included on the rack.The rack hit the trash and liquid splashed back in their eyes.The medical technologist immediately went to the eyewash station for 10 minutes and then to the emergency department to check the eyes.The emergency department determined that there was no harm to the medical technologist and prescribed antibiotics for precautions.No additional medical attention was required.The following qc products were reported for this event: liquichek ethanol/ammonia control, lot 54430, liquichek immunology control, lot 85740, liquichek urine chemistry control, lot 97450, liquichek cardiac troponins control, lot 89091, liquichek cardiac troponins control, lot 89092, liquichek cardiac troponins control, lot 89093, liquid unassayed multiqual, lot 56720, liquichek spinal fluid control, lot 56540, lyphochek immunoassay plus control, lot 40440.No safety glasses were worn at the time of the event.The employee and facility had product's instructions for use (ifu) and safety data sheet (sds) and were provided with certificate of analysis for all these products.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Instruction for use (ifu) provided by bio-rad for testing liquichek cardiac troponins control indicates that the product contains human source materials and should be considered potentially infectious and handled with the same precautions used with patient specimens in accordance with good laboratory practice.Each human donor unit used to manufacture this product was tested as required by fda accepted methods.Tests results were non-reactive or negative for evidence of infection due to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv).This product may also contain other human source materials for which there are no approved tests.In accordance with good laboratory practice, all human source material should be considered potentially infectious and handled with the same precautions used with patient specimens.The ifu also indicates that caution should be used when handling this product to prevent splashing and instructs the user to wear appropriate eye/face protection when using this product to protect from splashes.

• Brand Name: LIQUICHEK CARDIAC TROPONINS CONTROL LEVEL 2
• Common Device Name: JJY
• Manufacturer (Section D): BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.; 9500 jeronimo road; irvine CA 92618 2017
• Manufacturer (Section G): BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.; 9500 jeronimo road; irvine CA 92618 2017
• Manufacturer Contact: gabriela mclellan ; 9500 jeronimo road; irvine, CA 92618-2017 ; 9495981200
• MDR Report Key: 21568029
• Report Number: 2016706-2025-00008
• Device Sequence Number: 18327371
• Product Code: JJY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 03610521174905
• UDI-Public: 03610521174905
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: FL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: User Facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 03/10/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
• Device Catalogue Number: 12006239
• Device Lot Number: 89092
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/12/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/10/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 06/30/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown