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MalfunctionCDP

ELECSYS T3

Received Jul 30, 2024

Report 1823260-2024-02208 · MDR key 19865793

Device

Generic name

Radioimmunoassay, Total Triiodothyronine

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

T3

Catalog number

ASKU

Lot number

ASKU

Product problems

  • High Test Results
  • High Test Results

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

1. SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION RESULTS: SINCE THE SAMPLE WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. 2. SUMMARY OF FOLLOW-UP/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN: THE SAMPLE WAS REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION BUT COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. 3. DEVICE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER? NO. 4. DEVICE LABELED "FOR SINGLE USE?" NO. 5. DEVICE REPROCESSED AND REUSED? NO.

Description of Event or Problem

1. DESCRIBE THE EVENT: THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION OF QUESTIONABLE RESULTS FOR 1 PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED FOR ELECSYS T3 COMPARED TO A COMPETITOR METHOD. 2. PATIENT AGE RANGE: ASKU. 3. PATIENT WEIGHT RANGE: ASKU. 4. PATIENT SEX BREAKDOWN: ASKU. 5. PATIENT RACE BREAKDOWN: ASKU. 6. PATIENT ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN: ASKU.