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On (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat troponin cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant false positive results on a female patient with chest pain radiating to her teeth.There was no additional patient information, date times of testing, or product lot# at the time of this report.Method: i-stat, result: 0.34 ng/ml, sample: a, day: 1.Lab, <1.0, a, 1.I-stat, 0.33 ng/ml, b, 2.Lab, <1.0, b, 2.At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on the limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The investigation is underway.Per i-stat system manual: art: 714258-00q.Reportable range: 0.00 - 50.00.Reference range: 0.00 - 0.03 (represents the 0 to 97.5% range of results).Reference range: 0.00 - 0.08 (represents the 0 to 99% range of results).
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