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STRATUS CARDIAC TROPONIN-I FLUOROMETRIC ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY

Received Jan 19, 1998 · Event occurred Nov 14, 1997

Report 1025506-1998-00001 · MDR key 145242

Device

Generic name

Troponin-i

Manufacturer

Dade Intl., Inc.

Model number

*

Catalog number

B5700-64

Lot number

KXTN-670

Patient

UNKNOWN

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CUSTOMER CALLED INTO STRATUS TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUESTING THAT CO TEST A PT SAMPLE FOR THEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAD A PT SAMPLE WITH A TROPONIN-I RESULT OF <0.35 NG/ML (NEGATIVE). THEY SENT THE SAMPLE TO A SISTER HOSPITAL FOR TESTING AND THE RESULT WAS POSITIVE. NO PT INFO WAS GIVEN.