IMMULITE 2000 CALCITONIN L2KCA2

MAUDE Adverse Event Report

MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a foreign,health professional,u report with the FDA on 2016-11-10 for IMMULITE 2000 CALCITONIN L2KCA2 manufactured by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products, Limited.

Event Text Entries

[59721136] The customer contacted a siemens customer care center (ccc) specialist. The customer performed manual dilution for calcitonin. The customer did not add de-ionizer to the diluent prior to the dilution. The cause of the discordant calcitonin results on one patient sample is unknown. Siemens is investigating the issue.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10


[59721137] Discordant calcitonin results were obtained on one patient sample when run neat vs. Diluted on an immulite 2000 xpi instrument, while using reagent lot 258. It is unknown which result was reported to the physician(s). There were no reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the discordant calcitonin result.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5


[63942517] The initial mdr 2432235-2016-00686 was filed on november 10, 2016. Additional information (12/08/2016): a siemens headquarters support center specialist reviewed the data provided by the customer and stated that the customer saw higher recovery when manually diluting a sample. However, the customer did not add the required deionized (di) water to the diluent before performing the manual dilution. The customer has amended their standard operating procedure, so that if there is ever a need to perform a manual dilution in the future they will include di water at the correct ratio. Immulite 2000 calcitonin kit lot 258 is performing as intended. No further evaluation of device is required.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10


MAUDE Entry Details

Report Number2432235-2016-00686
MDR Report Key6092750
Report SourceFOREIGN,HEALTH PROFESSIONAL,U
Date Received2016-11-10
Date of Report2016-12-27
Date of Event2016-10-18
Date Mfgr Received2016-12-08
Date Added to Maude2016-11-10
Event Key0
Report Source CodeManufacturer report
Manufacturer LinkY
Number of Patients in Event0
Adverse Event Flag3
Product Problem Flag3
Reprocessed and Reused Flag3
Health Professional3
Initial Report to FDA3
Report to FDA3
Event Location3
Manufacturer ContactAARTI AZIZ
Manufacturer Street511 BENEDICT AVENUE
Manufacturer CityTARRYTOWN NY 10591
Manufacturer CountryUS
Manufacturer Postal10591
Manufacturer Phone9145242683
Manufacturer G1SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS, LIMITED
Manufacturer StreetREGISTRATION #: 3002806944 GLYN RHONWY
Manufacturer CityLLANBERIS, GWYNEDD, LL554EL
Manufacturer CountryUK
Manufacturer Postal CodeLL55 4EL
Single Use3
Previous Use Code3
Event Type3
Type of Report3

Device Details

Brand NameIMMULITE 2000 CALCITONIN
Generic NameIMMULITE 2000 CALCITONIN
Product CodeJKR
Date Received2016-11-10
Model NumberIMMULITE 2000 CALCITONIN
Catalog NumberL2KCA2
Lot Number258
OperatorHEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Device AvailabilityN
Device AgeDA
Device Eval'ed by MfgrN
Device Sequence No1
Device Event Key0
ManufacturerSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS, LIMITED
Manufacturer AddressREGISTRATION #: 3002806944 GLYN RHONWY LLANBERIS, GWYNEDD, LL554EL UK LL55 4EL


Patients

Patient NumberTreatmentOutcomeDate
10 2016-11-10

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