Catalog Number 09038078190 |
Device Problems
High Test Results (2457); Non Reproducible Results (4029)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 05/25/2023 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The e601 module serial number was (b)(6).Calibration failed on (b)(6) 2023.The most recent valid calibration was performed on (b)(6) 2023 with signals lower than expected.Qc was acceptable.The customer inverted the sample tube 5 times; this is too few tube inversions.The customer used a clotting time of 10 minutes; the clotting time should be a minimum of 30 minutes."abnormal sample aspiration" and "reagent warning level" alarms were observed on the alarm trace data.The investigation is ongoing.
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Event Description
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The initial reporter complained of a discrepant high result for 1 patient sample tested for elecsys vitamin d total iii (vitamin d total iii) on a cobas 6000 e 601 module.The initial result was > 120.0 ng/ml with a data flag.The repeat result using a 1:2 dilution was 15.6 ng/ml.The sample was repeated with no dilution and the result was 26.20 ng/ml.The questionable high result was not reported outside of the laboratory.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Based on the information provided, the cause of the event could not be determined.The investigation did not identify a product problem.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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