This report summarizes 1 malfunction event.Erroneous non-reproducible results were generated for one patient sample tested with the elecsys tsh assay on a cobas 8000 e 602 module and a cobas 6000 e 601 module.The patient's age was requested, but were not provided.The patient's weight was requested, but was not provided.The patient's gender was requested, but was not provided.The patients' races was requested, but was not provided.The patients' ethnicities was requested, but was not provided.
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For the one event, a second sample from the same patient also had discrepant results for the elecsys tsh assay on a cobas 8000 e 602 module and a cobas 6000 e 601 module.For this event, a sample from the patient was provided for investigation and the investigation determined the sample contains a factor that interferes with the streptavidin component of the tsh assay.Per product labeling: "in rare cases, interference due to extremely high titers of antibodies to analyte-specific antibodies, streptavidin or ruthenium can occur.These effects are minimized by suitable test design." there were no follow up actions for this event.
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