On (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat g3+ cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant ph, pco2, and hc03 on a (b)(6) male patient that was presented lethargic.There was no additional patient information available at the time of this report.Return product is not available for investigation.(b)(6).At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The customer stated that ph, pco2, and hc03 results are unexpected.However, the ph result of 7.228 mmhg appeared to be the discrepant result and potentially related to sample handling although not confirmed at this time.The reporting decision was based on limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.
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