| Catalog Number |
09038086190 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
High Test Results (2457); 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 |
01/15/2026
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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 was (b)(6).The investigation is ongoing.Medwatch field e1 initial reporter establishment name - the full facility name was provided as "(b)(6)".
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Event or Problem Description
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The initial reporter stated they received questionable results for an unspecified number of patient samples tested with elecsys vitamin d total iii on a cobas e 801 analytical unit.All patient samples initially recovered values around 100 ng/ml.When the reagent pack was exhausted, a new reagent pack was placed into use.The patient samples were repeated using the new reagent pack and discrepancies were observed.The customer provided examples of four patient samples with discrepant vitamin d results.The first sample initially resulted in a vitamin d value of 101 ng/ml and it repeated as 9.31 ng/ml.The second sample initially resulted in a vitamin d value of 91.4 ng/ml and it repeated as 9.96 ng/ml.The third sample initially resulted in a vitamin d value of 113 ng/ml and it repeated as 59.4 ng/ml.The fourth sample initially resulted in a vitamin d value of 102 ng/ml and it repeated as 17.7 ng/ml.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Quality controls were within range prior to the event.A review of alarm trace data showed no relevant alarms.The investigation determined the issue is consistent with insufficient pre-analytic sample handling.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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