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InjuryCGL

I-STAT CHEM 8+N CARTRIDGE

Received Aug 27, 2010 · Event occurred Jan 1, 2010

Report 2245578-2010-00116 · MDR key 1820716

Device

Generic name

Chem 8+ Cartridge

Catalog number

03M88-01

Lot number

G10150A

Product problems

  • Low Test Results

Patient

Not reported

  • No Code Available

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2010, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER WHO REPORTED THE I-STAT CHEM 8+ CARTRIDGE YIELDED A CREATINE RESULT OF 1.3 MG/DL. SAME SAMPLE, TESTED USING A LABORATORY INSTRUMENT YIELDED A RESULT OF 2.1 MG/DL, REPEATED 2.0 MG/DL. AS A RESULT OF THE I-STAT CREATINE RESULT OF 1.3 MG/DL, THE PHYSICIAN GAVE CONTRAST FOR THE CT SCAN. PT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4).