| Catalog Number |
08836973160 |
| 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 |
11/24/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The serial number of the e 801 analyzer is (b)(6).The investigation is ongoing.
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Event or Problem Description
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The initial reporter stated they received discrepant results for one patient sample tested with elecsys hiv duo and elecsys anti-hcv ii on a cobas e 801 analytical unit.This medwatch will apply to the hiv duo assay.Please refer to the medwatch with a1.Patient identifier (b)(6) for information related to the anti-hcv assay.The sample resulted in an hiv duo value of 3.03 coi (reactive).The sample was sent to another laboratory for testing using a qualitative nucleic acid pcr test and the hiv result was "not detected".The pcr test result was deemed correct.The sample resulted in an anti-hcv value of 0.0439 coi (non-reactive).The sample was repeatedly non-reactive for anti-hcv.The patient was tested at a plasma donation center and the patient tested positive for "hepatitis".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Reactive samples should be repeated in duplicate with the elecsys hiv duo assay.Every repeatedly reactive result must be confirmed according to recommended confirmatory algorithms.The investigation could not identify a product problem.The cause of the event could not be determined.
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