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ARCHITECT BNP REAGENT KIT

Received Jun 27, 2023 · Event occurred Jun 18, 2023

Report 1415939-2023-00037 · MDR key 17210943

Device

Generic name

Test, Natriuretic Peptide

Catalog number

08K28-74

Lot number

46257FP00

Product problems

  • Low Test Results
  • Low Test Results

Patient

41 YR · Male

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED FALSELY DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULTS FOR ONE 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A COUGH FOR 10 DAYS AND FEVER AND CHEST TIGHTNESS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED (REFERENCE RANGE 0-100 PG/ML): (B)(6) 2023 SID UNKNOWN BNP AT 10:35 WAS 151.8 PG/ML, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AGAIN THAT EVENING AT 23:39 AND THE BNP RESULT WAS 403.60 PG/ML. OTHER TESTING PERFORMED: THE TROPONIN RESULT WAS 17 NG/ML AND THE EKG SHOWED AN ABNORMALITY. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS. THE BNP RESULT IN THE MORNING WAS ONLY 151.8 PG/ML, BUT THE THRESHOLD VALUE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS 300 PG/ML, THUS THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER (TYPE OF MEDICATION UNKNOWN) DUE TO THE DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULT. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION INCLUDED A REVIEW OF DATA AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER, SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, TICKET TRENDING REVIEW, LABELING REVIEW, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW, AND IN HOUSE TESTING OF A RETAINED REAGENT KIT LOT 46257FP00. RETURN TESTING WAS NOT COMPLETED AS RETURNS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DATA AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER WERE REVIEWED AND SUPPORT THE COMPLAINT ISSUE WITHOUT INDICATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUE. TICKET SEARCH BY LOT DID NOT IDENTIFY AN INCREASE IN COMPLAINT ACTIVITY. TICKET TRENDING REVIEW DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TRENDS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY NON-CONFORMANCES, DEVIATIONS, OR POTENTIAL NON-CONFORMANCES. ACCURACY TESTING WAS PERFORMED TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE WITH REAGENT LOT 46257FP00. AN INTERNAL ARCHITECT BNP PANEL SET WAS TESTED WITH RETAINED KITS OF THE COMPLAINT LOT ON THREE INSTRUMENTS. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA WAS MET, WHICH INDICATES ACCEPTABLE PRODUCT PERFORMANCE. LABELING WAS REVIEWED AND ADEQUATELY ADDRESSES THE ISSUE UNDER REVIEW. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, NO SYSTEMIC ISSUE OR DEFICIENCY WITH THE ARCHITECT BNP REAGENT LOT 46257FP00 WAS IDENTIFIED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

NEW INFORMATION ADDED TO THE TICKET ON 29JUN2023. THE FINAL DIAGNOSES OF THE PATIENT WAS SEVERE PNEUMONIA AND HEART FAILURE. AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED FALSELY DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULTS FOR ONE 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A COUGH FOR 10 DAYS AND FEVER AND CHEST TIGHTNESS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED (REFERENCE RANGE 0-100 PG/ML): ON (B)(6) 2023 SID UNKNOWN BNP AT 10:35 WAS 151.8 PG/ML, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AGAIN THAT EVENING AT 23:39 AND THE BNP RESULT WAS 403.60 PG/ML. OTHER TESTING PERFORMED: THE TROPONIN RESULT WAS 17 NG/ML AND THE EKG SHOWED AN ABNORMALITY. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS. THE BNP RESULT IN THE MORNING WAS ONLY 151.8 PG/ML, BUT THE THRESHOLD VALUE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS 300 PG/ML, THUS THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER (TYPE OF MEDICATION UNKNOWN) DUE TO THE DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULT. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED FALSELY DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULTS FOR ONE 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A COUGH FOR 10 DAYS AND FEVER AND CHEST TIGHTNESS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED (REFERENCE RANGE 0-100 PG/ML): (B)(6) 2023 SID UNKNOWN BNP AT 10:35 WAS 151.8 PG/ML, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AGAIN THAT EVENING AT 23:39 AND THE BNP RESULT WAS 403.60 PG/ML. OTHER TESTING PERFORMED: THE TROPONIN RESULT WAS 17 NG/ML AND THE EKG SHOWED AN ABNORMALITY. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS. THE BNP RESULT IN THE MORNING WAS ONLY 151.8 PG/ML, BUT THE THRESHOLD VALUE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS 300 PG/ML, THUS THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER (TYPE OF MEDICATION UNKNOWN) DUE TO THE DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULT. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

CORRECTION TO SECTION H6 INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION AS THE PREVIOUS CODE WAS INADVERTENTLY SELECTED. D02 CAUSE TRACED TO COMPONENT FAILURE CHANGED TO D14 NO PROBLEM DETECTED.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED FALSELY DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULTS FOR ONE 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A COUGH FOR 10 DAYS AND FEVER AND CHEST TIGHTNESS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED (REFERENCE RANGE 0-100 PG/ML): (B)(6) 2023 SID UNKNOWN BNP AT 10:35 WAS 151.8 PG/ML, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AGAIN THAT EVENING AT 23:39 AND THE BNP RESULT WAS 403.60 PG/ML. OTHER TESTING PERFORMED: THE TROPONIN RESULT WAS 17 NG/ML AND THE EKG SHOWED AN ABNORMALITY. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS. THE BNP RESULT IN THE MORNING WAS ONLY 151.8 PG/ML, BUT THE THRESHOLD VALUE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS 300 PG/ML, THUS THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER (TYPE OF MEDICATION UNKNOWN) DUE TO THE DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULT. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED FALSELY DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULTS FOR ONE 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A COUGH FOR 10 DAYS AND FEVER AND CHEST TIGHTNESS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED (REFERENCE RANGE 0-100 PG/ML): (B)(6) 2023 SID UNKNOWN BNP AT 10:35 WAS 151.8 PG/ML, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AGAIN THAT EVENING AT 23:39 AND THE BNP RESULT WAS 403.60 PG/ML. OTHER TESTING PERFORMED: THE TROPONIN RESULT WAS 17 NG/ML AND THE EKG SHOWED AN ABNORMALITY. OVERNIGHT THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION WORSENED, HE WAS COUGHING UP PINK FOAMY SPUTUM WHEN SITTING UP AND BREATHING AND IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SEVERE CASE OF MYOCARDITIS. THE BNP RESULT IN THE MORNING WAS ONLY 151.8 PG/ML, BUT THE THRESHOLD VALUE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS 300 PG/ML, THUS THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN A TIMELY MANNER (TYPE OF MEDICATION UNKNOWN) DUE TO THE DEPRESSED ARCHITECT BNP RESULT. NEW INFORMATION ADDED TO THE TICKET ON (B)(6) 2023. THE FINAL DIAGNOSES OF THE PATIENT WAS SEVERE PNEUMONIA AND HEART FAILURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

CORRECTION BEING SUBMITTED AS UPON FURTHER REVIEW, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THIS INCIDENT WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED WITH THE INCORRECT MANUFACTURING SITE, ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064, UNDER THE MFR REPORT #, 1415939-2023-00037. A NEW MDR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED UNDER THE CORRECT MANUFACTURING SITE, ABBOTT GMBH, MAX-PLANCK-RING 2, WIESBADEN, GERMANY, 65205, UNDER MFR REPORT # 3002809144-2025-00090 WHICH CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THIS REPORT.