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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 |
05/03/2025
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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 customer reported to siemens erroneously elevated calcium_2 (ca_2) results obtained on nine (9) patient samples on an atellica ch 930 analyzer.The erroneously elevated patient results were reported to the physician and questioned.The same samples were reprocessed on alternate atellica ch 930 analyzers.Lower results were obtained, considered correct and reported to the physician.There are no known reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the erroneously elevated calcium_2 (ca_2) results.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An outside united states (ous) customer contacted the siemens healthcare diagnostics remote services center (rsc) regarding erroneously elevated calcium_2 (ca_2) results on nine (9) patient samples obtained on an atellica ch 930 analyzer.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information (10-jul-2025): siemens healthcare diagnostics service operations support (sos) concluded the investigation of the event.Sos reviewed the information provided by the customer and the data from the instrument.No reagent or instrument issues were identified.Quality control (qc) recovered within the customer¿s laboratory ranges at the time of the event.Sos reviewed the calibration data for ca_2 on atellica ch 930 analyzer and observed variability for the c1 calibration coefficient across the different calibration events.The customer performed a new calibration prior to repeat testing which produced acceptable results.Based on the available information, the cause of the event maybe due to inconsistent reconstitution/handling of the calibrator material.A potential product issue was not identified.The customer is operational.The device is performing within specifications.No further evaluation is required.In section h6, the investigation finding and investigation conclusion codes were updated.Initial mdr was filed on 18-jun-2025.
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