The customer stated that from (b)(6) 2017, they had been having trouble keeping quality controls in range for the a1c-2 tina-quant hemoglobin a1c gen.2 (hba1c) test on the cobas integra 800 (i800).The customer tried calibrating and using fresh controls, but the issue was not resolved.The customer also mentioned that they received a complaint from a doctor stating that there were issues with an unspecified number of patient results that were reported outside of the laboratory.Patients were being diagnosed incorrectly for diabetes.The customer could not provide specific patient data, but stated that results for approximately 40 samples needed to be corrected because the difference in initial and repeat values was 0.8 - 1.0 %.No patients were treated based on erroneous results.The patients were not adversely affected.The i800 analyzer serial number was (b)(4).The customer stated that the issue was caused by an operator handling issue.The reagent, calibrator, and deproteinizer were incorrectly handled by the operator and control ranges were incorrect.There were no issues with the analyzer.No further details were provided.The customer stated that the issue is now resolved.
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The issue was determined to be caused by the incorrect handling of the reagent, calibrator, deproteinizer, and control material.There was no issue with the analyzer or performance of the materials.
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