This report summarizes 16 malfunction events on the g8 analyzer.The review of these events indicated that the g8 analyzers experienced multiple error messages during sample/quality control operation, which caused delayed reporting of hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) patient results.These reports were received from various sources.Of the 16 events, 3 events involved patient samples with no indication of patient intervention or adverse health consequences due to the delayed reporting in patient test results.None of these events necessitated remedial action to prevent an unreasonable risk of substantial harm to the public health.
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