The customer contacted the siemens customer care center (ccc) to report the discordant sodium(na) result.The customer replaced the integrated multi-sensor technology sensor.The customer ran a diluent check and precision testing, which resulted as expected.The customer ran quality controls (qc) after replacing the sensor, and qc was in range.The siemens customer service engineer (cse) called to the customer and followup regarding issue.Upon follow up, the customer reported that the issue was resolved.The cause of the discordant sodium result is unknown.The instrument is performing according to specifications.No further evaluation of this device is required.
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A discordant, falsely high sodium (na) result was obtained on one patient sample on a dimension exl with lm instrument on (b)(6) 2017.The discordant result was reported to the physician(s).The same sample was repeated on the same instrument and recovered lower.A new sample draw was obtained from the patient and tested on the same instrument, resulting lower and matching the repeat result.A corrected report was not provided to physician(s).There are no reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the discordant na result.
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