| Catalog Number |
07251378190 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
False Negative Result (1225)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/29/2024
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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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There was an allegation of a false negative elecsys syphilis result for one patient from the cobas 8000 core unit.The patient was tested with colloidal gold method and the result was 13.468 coi (positive).A few days later, the patient was tested using the antu platform and the result was 11.751 coi (positive).Using the same sample as the antu test, the patient was tested using the roche method and the result was 0.0921 coi (negative).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The cobas 8000 core unit serial number was (b)(6).The investigation is ongoing.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medwatch fields d4 catalog no, d4 lot no, and primary udi number were updated.As no sample material from the patient was available for further testing, a specific root cause could not be determined.A general product problem was not found.
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