| Catalog Number |
10446672 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Low Test Results (2458)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
10/05/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Siemens healthcare diagnostics has investigated the provided information to determine the cause of the discordant, low atiii patient sample result on the atellica coagulation 360 system.No product non-conformance could be identified and a possible cause of the event may be related to sample handling.The instrument and reagent are performing according to specifications.No further evaluation of this device is required.
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Event or Problem Description
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A discordant, low berichrom antithrombin iii (atiii) patient sample result of <15% was generated on the atellica coag 360 system and was not reported to the physician.The same sample was tested again on the same system and an atiii result of 95.2% was generated.The same patient sample was repeated on a bcs xp system and an atiii result (not provided by customer) was generated that was consistent with the 95.2% result on the atellica coag 360 system.All quality control results were within range.There are no reports of patient intervention or adverse health consequence due to the discordant, low atiii result.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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