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On 07-nov-2023, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat b-hcg cartridges that yielded a positive results on a 25 year old female patient with headaches.There was no additional patient information at the time of this report.Return product is not available for investigation.Method, date, collected, tested, result, sample; i-stat, (b)(6) 2023, 6:22 pm, 6:22 pm, 96.6 iu/l, venous #1; ni, (b)(6) 2023, 6:22 pm, ni, <2.4 miu/ml, venous #1; i-stat, (b)(6) 2023, 8:19 pm, 8:19 pm, 162 iu/l, venous #2; i-stat positive cut-off values: b-hcg = 5.0 iu/l, negative.5.0 < ss-hcg < 25.0 iu/l, indeterminate.B-hcg = 25.0 iu/l, positive.There are no injuries associated with this event.At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The investigation is underway.
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