| Model Number |
TOXO IGM |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
False Positive Result (1227)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/28/2023
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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 received questionable elecsys toxo igm (toxo igm) results from an unspecified number of patient samples tested on the cobas 8000 - cobas e 602 module with serial number: (b)(6).The initial results were not reported outside of the laboratory.The reporter was not able to provide any patient results but stated that they have observed a higher frequency of borderline/reactive toxo igm results since using the reported reagent lot number.The reporter further stated that before using the reported reagent lot number, they would only send 0.44% of initially positive patient samples for confirmation.This number increased to 1.16% since using the reported reagent lot number (including potentially true positive patient samples).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The investigation is ongoing.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient samples were not available for investigation.Internal investigations have confirmed a decreased specificity for this reagent lot, still performing within the product specifications.The specificity is within the claimed range.The reagent performs within specification.The investigation did not identify a product problem.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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