MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. LIPASE REAGENTS (4 X 160 TESTS); ADVIA 1800 CHEMISTRY - LIPASE (LIP)

Model Number	ADVIA 1800 CHEMISTRY - LIPASE (LIP)
Medical Device Problem Code	Imprecision (1307)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	01/20/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Siemens healthcare diagnostics, inc.Has received customer complaints regarding failed calibrations and increased imprecision of quality control and patient samples when using advia chemistry lipase reagent lot 485700.Preliminary investigation has indicated that not all cartons within this reagent lot are impacted.An urgent medical device recall (umdr) chc 20-03.A.Us was sent to us customers and an urgent field safety notice (ufsn) chc 20-03.A.Ous was sent to ous customers in december 2019.The umdr and ufsn advise customers of the investigation with the advia chemistry lipase reagent lot 485700 and provide instructions to help determine if the lipase reagent cartons in their inventory are impacted.If the cartons in the customers inventory are not impacted, the customers are instructed to proceed to using the cartons according to the instructions for use.If the cartons in the customers inventory are impacted, the customers are instructed to discard the impacted cartons and can request replacement.The next reagent lot is expected to be available by february 2020.If replacement kits are not available, customers are instructed to test patient samples using an alternate methodology.The customer received umdr chc 20-03.A.Us and followed the instructions in the bulletin.The customer resumed lip testing with acceptable quality control results.The instrument is performing within specification.No further evaluation of the device is required.
Event or Problem Description
The customer obtained imprecise lipase (lip) patient and quality control (qc) results while using advia 1800 chemistry.The initial patient results were not reported to the physician(s).The samples were repeated using an alternate advia 1800 chemistry.The repeat results were reported to the physician(s).There are no known reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the discordant, falsely depressed lip results.

• Brand Name: LIPASE REAGENTS (4 X 160 TESTS)
• Common Device Name: ADVIA 1800 CHEMISTRY - LIPASE (LIP)
• Manufacturer (Section D): SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.; 511 benedict avenue; tarrytown, ny
• MDR Report Key: 9707001
• Report Number: 2432235-2020-00148
• Device Sequence Number: 3341426
• Product Code: CHI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00630414482446
• UDI-Public: 00630414482446
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional,user faci
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Remedial Action: Recall
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 02/13/2020

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: 04/28/2020
• Device Model Number: ADVIA 1800 CHEMISTRY - LIPASE (LIP)
• Device Catalogue Number: 10311896
• Device Lot Number: 485700
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/20/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/13/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• If action reported to FDA under 21 USC 360i(g), list FDA-assigned Recall Number or include a statement: 2432235-01/02/2020-001-R
• Patient Sequence Number: 1