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03L79-31 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
High Test Results (2457)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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All available patient information has been included.No additional patient information is available.An evaluation is in process.A follow up report will be submitted when the evaluation is complete.
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer reported a false elevated calcium result when processing on the architect c16000.The initial result was 4.2023 mmol/l and retest was 2.2475 mmol/l.The customer uses a reference range of 2.10-2.55 mmol/l.An archived specimen (with an initial result of 3.2538 mmol/l) was retested with consistent results as the retest result was 3.2916 mmol/l.No impact to patient management was reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation was performed for the customer issue and included a review of the complaint text, search for similar complaints, a review of trending data, a review of historical performance of lot 32860un18, review of patient data, and a review of product labeling.A search by lot number identified two other similar complaints that were not a deficiency.The trend review determined there are no adverse trends or non-statistical trends related to this issue.World wide data was used to evaluate the historical performance of lot 32860un18.Patient data was evaluated and indicated the patient median result for lot 32860un18 is within established control limits and no unusual lot performance was identified.Labeling was reviewed and found to be adequate.Based on all available information and abbott diagnostics' complaint investigation a product deficiency was not identified.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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