| Model Number |
Coronavirus |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
False Positive Result (1227); No Apparent Adverse Event (3189)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
06/14/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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Customer reporting false positive sars result with a ct value of 28.Customer stated the sample was negative by another laboratory test.Symptomatic status of patient is unknown.Attempts were made to gather further information from the customer without success.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation summary: review of customer data shows that the sample in question generates a very weak amplification curve that crosses the positive threshold.It is possible that sample is a viral load near or at the limit of detection of the assay.Root cause: unable to determine, most likely sample is near the limit of detection (lod) of the assay.Source: phone.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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