The customer stated that they received erroneous results for one patient sample tested for roche cardiac d-dimer (ddi) on a cobas h 232 analyzer.The cobas h 232 analyzer is not sold in the united states, nor is it like or similar to a product sold in the united states.It was asked, but it is not known if any erroneous results were reported outside of the laboratory.The sample initially resulted as 0.51 ug/ml when tested for ddi on the cobas h 232 analyzer.A second sample collected from the patient at the same time was tested on a laboratory analyzer, resulting as 2.41 ug/ml.Both samples were repeated, with the first sample resulting with a repeat value of 0.53 ug/ml on the cobas h232 analyzer.The second sample was repeated on the laboratory instrument, resulting as 2.24 ug/ml.The patient was not adversely affected.The serial number of the used cobas h 232 analyzer was asked for, but not provided.The customer's cobas h 232 analyzer and ddi test strips have been requested for investigation.
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