Catalog Number 04657594190 |
Device Problem
Non Reproducible Results (4029)
|
Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
|
Event Date 07/09/2018 |
Event Type
malfunction
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
This event occurred in (b)(6).
|
|
Event Description
|
The customer complained of discrepant results for 1 patient sample tested for trigl triglycerides (trigl) on a cobas c 111.
The initial trigl result was 9.
50 mmol/l with a data flag.
The sample was diluted 1:10 and repeated with a result of 3.
01 mmol/l.
The sample was repeated neat and the result was 8.
97 mmol/l with no data flag.
The result of 8.
97 mmol/l was reported outside of the laboratory.
The sample was very lipemic so the high result was believed by the technician.
On (b)(6) 2018 a new sample was obtained from the patient and the trigl result was 0.
76 mmol/l.
Based on the lower result, the original sample was repeated and the result was 3.
23 mmol/l and the sample looked less lipemic.
The patient was fasting when both samples were obtained.
The customer is confident there was no sample mismatch.
There was no allegation that an adverse event occurred.
The c 111 serial number was (b)(4).
|
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
The patient sample was submitted for investigation and tested on a c 111 with reagent lot 312720.
The investigation received undiluted results of 3.
30 mmol/l with no data flag and 3.
42 mmol/l with no data flag.
Qc results at the investigation site were within range.
The customer's complaint could not be reproduced.
The investigation was unable to find a definitive root cause.
|
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|