Catalog Number 08814864160 |
Device Problem
False Negative Result (1225)
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Patient Problems
Hepatitis (1897); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 10/27/2022 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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There was an allegation of questionable false negative hbsag g2 elecsys results from cobas 8000 cobas e 602 module serial number (b)(4).The initial result was 0.75 coi (negative).The customer recentrifuged the sample and repeated testing with a result of <1.0 coi (negative) repeatedly.The customer tested the sample on an abbott architect and received 1.02 (positive) for the screening test and 87.64% (positive) for the confirmation.The physician believed the results from abbott and that the patient is hepatitis positive as he tested positive five months ago for hep core assay.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The calibration and qc data were acceptable.The field service engineer reviewed the calibration and qc for the assay and believed there was likely interference in the patient sample.The investigation is ongoing.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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A sample from the patent was submitted for investigation and the negative hbsag result could be reproduced.The hbsag ii result was 0.509 coi (non-reactive).The anti-hbs ii result was 2.00 with a data flag.The a-hbc ii result was 0.005 coi (reactive).No reagent-specific issue could be identified and the reagent met the specifications.As insufficient sample material was available, no further investigation was possible.Medwatch field b6 - relevant test/laboratory data was updated.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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