MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ABBOTT POINT OF CARE I-STAT EC4+ CARTRIDGE

Catalog Number	03P81-25
Medical Device Problem Code	Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings (1535)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Information (3190)
Date of Event	03/13/2019
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) 2019, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat ec4+ cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant potassium results on a (b)(6) year old male patient having out-patient surgical procedure.There was no additional patient information available at the time of this report.Return product is not available for investigation.Method: i-stat, date: 03/13/2019, tested: 07:13, result: 7.2 mmol/l.I-stat, 03/13/2019, 07:21, 5.0 mmol/l.Collection time 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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Apoc incident # (b)(4).The investigation was completed on 12/04/2019.A review of the device history records (dhrs) confirmed the cartridge lots met finished goods (fg) release criteria.Due to the expiration date of ec4+ lot k18306, retain testing could not be performed.Retained testing for ec4+ lots k18231 and k19010 met the acceptance criteria outlined in appendix 1 of q04.01.003 rev.Ad (product complaint level 2 and level 3 investigation procedure).No deficiency has been determined for ec4+ lots k18231, k18306 and k19010.

• Brand Name: I-STAT EC4+ CARTRIDGE
• Common Device Name: EC4+ CARTRIDGE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT POINT OF CARE; 400 college road; princeton NJ 08540 6607
• MDR Report Key: 9171501
• Report Number: 2245578-2019-00231
• Device Sequence Number: 19414047
• Product Code: JGS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10054749000095
• UDI-Public: 10054749000095
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NY
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K912387
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/04/2019

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: 07/30/2019
• Device Catalogue Number: 03P81-25
• Device Lot Number: K18306
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/24/2019
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/04/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/09/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 12/04/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 61 YR