Siemens filed the initial mdr 1219913-2020-00090 report on 09-mar-2020 for a false positive atellica im anti-hbs2 (ahbs2) result.20-mar-2020 - additional information: the customer was not able to provide the patient's medical status or a list of medications/supplements.There is no patient sample available for further evaluation by siemens.The clinical sensitivity and specificity section of the atellica im anti-hepatitis b surface antigen 2 (ahbs2) instructions for use (ifu) ((b)(4), revision 04, 2019-07) lists the 95% confidence interval (ci) for resolved relative specificity as 98.34% - 99.88%.A review of internal data indicates atellica im ahbs2 lots 123 and 125 are performing as intended.The cause of the discrepant results seen by the customer when using atellica im ahbs2 lots 123 and 125 could not be determined, however siemens cannot rule out pre-analytical factors, a sample issue, or normal assay performance.Based on the investigation, no product problem was identified.On 10-apr-2020 - additional information: siemens has reviewed the event data and has concluded the incident investigation.Customer support feedback regarding the incident investigation was deemed acceptable.In summary, the cause of the discordant false positive atellica im anti-hbs2 (ahbs2) result observed by the customer when using atellica im ahbs2 lot 123 is unknown, however siemens cannot rule out pre-analytical factors, a sample issue, or normal assay performance.Based on the investigation, no product problem was identified.The assay is performing within specification.No further evaluation of the device is required.Section h6 results and conclusion code was updated to reflect the additional information.
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