| Catalog Number |
08828610190 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Incorrect Measurement (1383); Non Reproducible Results (4029)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/01/2025
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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 analyzer is (b)(6).The investigation is ongoing.
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Event or Problem Description
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We received an allegation about discrepant results for 1 patient's samples tested with elecsys total psa assay and elecsys free psa assay on a cobas 8000 e 801 module.This medwatch will apply to the elecsys free psa assay.Please refer to the medwatch with a1.Patient identifier: (b)(6) for information related to the elecsys total psa assay.The free psa (fpsa) value was greater than the total psa (tpsa) value.The tpsa results were 0.0294 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag), 0.0229 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag), and 0.563 ng/ml.The fpsa results were 0.584 ng/ml, 0.853 ng/ml, and 0.0413 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medwatch fields a2, a3a, and b7 were updated.Correction to the results in medwatch field b5, as the last total psa and free psa results were switched.The questioned results should be: the tpsa results were 0.0294 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag), 0.0229 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag), and 0.0413 ng/ml (accompanied by a data flag).The fpsa results were 0.584 ng/ml, 0.583 ng/ml, and 0.563 ng/ml.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Qc and calibration were acceptable.No pre-analytical issue was identified.Sample material was requested for investigation; however, it was not available.Therefore, further investigation could not be performed.A general reagent problem can be excluded, as the qc was within range on the date of event.The investigation did not identify a product problem.The cause of the event could not be identified.
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