| Catalog Number |
08P45-32 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Unable to Obtain Readings (1516); Device Damaged Prior to Use (2284)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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| Date of Event |
01/16/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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A product recall letter was issued to customers who received shipments of the affected alinity reagents to inform them of the manufacturing issue identified with the reagent cartridge bottle necks.The letter instructs the customer to manually inspect each reagent cartridge in inventory before use.Stat assays, alinity i stat high sensitive troponin- i and alinity i total b-hcg, should be inspected first as a priority to ensure no delay in testing for those assays.Removals and corrections report number: 3005094123-11/21/18-002-r.
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer requested replacement of 13 packs of alinity i 25-oh vitamin d reagent per the product recall letter regarding a manufacturing issue that may result in damage to a bottle neck in some reagent cartridges.There was no report of any patient impact due to the potential delay in generating 25-oh vitamin d results related to this issue.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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