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MalfunctionCGL

I-STAT CREATININE CARTRIDGE

Received Dec 3, 2024 · Event occurred Nov 22, 2024

Report 2245578-2024-00209 · MDR key 20830797

Device

Generic name

Crea Cartridge

Model number

NA

Catalog number

03P84-25

Lot number

A24156

Product problems

  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings

Patient

50 YR · Male

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

APOC INCIDENT: # (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 16-DEC-2024. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) CONFIRMED THE CARTRIDGE LOT MET FINISHED GOODS (FG) RELEASE CRITERIA. RETAINED CARTRIDGE TESTING MET THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN APPENDIX 1 OF Q04.01.003 REV. AN, PRODUCT COMPLAINT LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE. NO DEFICIENCY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR CREA CARTRIDGE LOT A24156.

Description of Event or Problem

ON 25-NOV-2024, ABBOTT POINT OF CARE WAS CONTACTED BY A CUSTOMER REGARDING I-STAT CREA CARTRIDGES THAT YIELDED A SUSPECTED DISCREPANT CREATININE RESULTS ON A 50-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH A NON-HEALING SURGICAL WOUND. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. METHOD: DATE: COLLECTED: TESTED: RESULT: (MG/DL) SAMPLE: I-STAT, ON (B)(6) 2024, 0952, 0954, >2.0, WB; I-STAT, NI, NI, NI, 1.5, NI; BECKMAN, NI, NI, NI, 1.46, NI. THERE ARE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO REASON TO SUSPECT A MALFUNCTION EXISTS. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

APOC INCIDENT#: (B)(4). APOC LABELING WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION AS PERTAINING TO THE EVENT.