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MalfunctionDCF

ALBT2 TINA-QUANT ALBUMIN GEN.2

Received Jan 6, 2025 · Event occurred Dec 17, 2024

Report 1823260-2025-00040 · MDR key 21085254

Device

Generic name

Albumin Immunological Test System

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Catalog number

05167043190

Lot number

75810301

Product problems

  • Non Reproducible Results
  • Non Reproducible Results

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

CALIBRATION DATA SHOWED SOME DEGREE OF CALIBRATION FAILURES. QUALITY CONTROL DATA SHOWED RECOVERY ISSUES. HARDWARE CHECK DATA SHOWED SOME ISSUES WITH PIPETTING PRECISION AND MIXING. ALARM TRACE DATA SHOWED PRESSURE SENSOR ERRORS AND FAILED SAMPLE PROBE WASH ERRORS. THE SAMPLE PROBES WERE EXCHANGED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE. THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENT WITH A MIXTURE OF HARDWARE ISSUES AS WELL AS SAMPLE CLOT ISSUES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE FIRST C 702 ANALYZER IS (B)(6) AND THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE SECOND C 702 ANALYZER IS (B)(6). THE PROVIDED CALIBRATION DATA SHOWED SOME DEGREE OF CALIBRATION FAILURES. THE PROVIDED QUALITY CONTROL DATA SHOWED SOME QC RECOVERY ISSUES. A HARDWARE CHECK TEST WAS PERFORMED AND SHOWED ISSUES WITH PRECISION FOR ANOTHER TEST. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem

THE INITIAL REPORTER STATED THEY RECEIVED DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SAMPLE TESTED WITH ALBT2 TINA-QUANT ALBUMIN GEN.2 ON TWO COBAS 8000 C702 MODULE ANALYZERS. THE SAMPLE INITIALLY RESULTED IN AN ALBUMIN VALUE OF 378 MG/L WHEN TESTED ON THE FIRST C 702 ANALYZER. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON THE SECOND C 702 ANALYZER, RESULTING IN A VALUE OF 225 MG/L. THE 225 MG/L VALUE WAS REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIANS.