| Catalog Number |
07028008190 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Non Reproducible Results (4029)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
02/11/2023
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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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The initial reporter alleged they received a false positive result for one patient sample tested with elecsys toxo igg on cobas e 801 analytical unit serial number (b)(4).The complained sample resulted in a toxo igg value of 4.94 iu/ml (reactive) and this value was reported outside of the laboratory to a physician.The physician requested a new sample to be collected from the patient.A second sample was collected from the patient and tested on (b)(6) 2023, resulting in a toxo igg value of 0.180 iu/ml (non-reactive).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient sample was requested for investigation, but there was no material available to provide.The investigation could not identify a product problem.The cause of the event could not be determined.The issue is consistent with sample contamination due to incorrect pre-analytic sample handling.
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