| Catalog Number |
10825441001 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
High Test Results (2457)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/10/2023
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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 was an allegation of a questionable ise indirect gen 2 potassium result from the cobas 8000 cobas ise module.Another customer site had issues with questionable potassium results for one patient.The result from a siemens analyzer was 4.0 mmol/l.An aliquot of the sample was tested on one of the cobas 8000 cobas ise modules at that customer's site and the results were 4.0 mmol/l and 6.4 mmol/l.The customer then tested the sample on all four cobas modules and the results were between 6.4 - 6.5 mmol/l with a data flag.The sample was then tested at this laboratory on the cobas 8000 cobas ise module and the result was 5.0 mmol/l.The result from this analyzer was not reported outside of the laboratory.The result from a siemens analyzer of 4.0 mmol/l was believed correct.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The analyzer serial number was not provided.The investigation is ongoing.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Based on the data provided, a clear root cause could not be identified.With the limited amount of information, the investigation was unable to rule out possible causes.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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