MTS ID TIPMASTER PIPETTOR
Received Oct 11, 2007 · Event occurred Sep 12, 2007
Report 1056600-2007-00289 · MDR key 925763
Device
Generic name
Manual Pipettor
Manufacturer
Micro Typing Systems, Inc.Model number
NACatalog number
MTS9640
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Inaccurate Delivery
Patient
YR
- Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY HAD OBSERVED AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FLUID DISPENSED FROM THE MTS ID TIPMASTER PIPETTOR. INCORRECT DISPENSE OF FLUID MAY LEAD TO VARIATIONS IN ANTIGEN / ANTIBODY RATIO AND POSSIBLE ERRONEOUS TEST RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED THE ISSUE AND TOOK THE PIPETTOR OUT OF USE, PREVENTING ERRONEOUS RESULTS FROM BEING REPORTED.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
EVALUATION OF PIPETTOR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT AND WAS PENDING THE RETURN OF THE EQUIPMENT. THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT WAS RESOLVED BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. THIS CUSTOMER HAD NOT LOGGED ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS PIPETTOR SINCE THIS INCIDENT.