| Catalog Number |
07027737190 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
High Test Results (2457)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
07/23/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This event occurred in (b)(6).
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer stated that they received an erroneous result for one patient sample tested with the elecsys prolactin assay on a cobas 8000 e 801 module.It was asked, but it is not known if the erroneous result was reported outside of the laboratory.The customer routinely tests samples for prolactin on their tosoh aia-2000 analyzer.The sample was initially tested on the aia-2000 analyzer, resulting with a prolactin value of 255.8 ng/ml.The physician questioned the result and asked for the sample to be repeated on the e 801 analyzer.The repeat prolactin result from the e 801 analyzer was 343.9 ng/ml.No adverse events were alleged to have occurred with the patient.The serial number of the e 801 analyzer was asked for, but not provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient sample was treated with polyethylene glycol and repeated on the e 801 analyzer, resulting as 133.2 ng/ml (77% recovery).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Both analyzers used for prolactin testing provided results above reference ranges.The investigation did not identify a product problem.The cause of the event could not be determined.
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