| Catalog Number |
06368590190 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
False Negative Result (1225)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
07/29/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The sample was requested for investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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The initial reporter stated they received questionable results for one patient sample tested with roche diagnostics elecsys anti-tg and roche diagnostics cobas elecsys anti-tpo on a cobas 6000 e 601 module.The results were reported outside of the laboratory to a clinician who questioned the values.This medwatch will apply to the anti-tpo assay.Please refer to the medwatch patient identifier (b)(6) for information related to the anti-tg assay.The sample was tested twice on the e 601 analyzer, resulting in anti-tg values of 27.13 iu/ml and 27.09 iu/ml (reference range = < 115 iu/ml).The sample was repeated on an alinity analyzer on (b)(6) 2021, resulting in an anti-tg value of 195.05 iu/ml (reference range = < 4.11 iu/ml).The sample was tested twice on the e 601 analyzer, resulting in anti-tpo values of 28.00 iu/ml and 27.28 iu/ml (reference range = < 34 iu/ml).The sample was repeated on an alinity analyzer on (b)(6) 2021, resulting in an anti-tpo value of 27.90 iu/ml (reference range = < 5.6 iu/ml).The serial number of the e 601 analyzer is 2717-16.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The investigation could not identify a product problem.The cause of the event could not be determined.There was no sample remaining for investigation.Discrepant values can be generated due to methodological differences.However, an interfering factor against a component of the assay cannot be excluded.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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