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ELECSYS CMV IGG

Received Apr 18, 2025 · Event occurred Mar 28, 2025

Report 1823260-2025-01185 · MDR key 21866320

Device

Generic name

Cytomegalovirus Immunoassay

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Catalog number

09118551190

Lot number

82318601

Product problems

  • Low Test Results
  • Low Test Results

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF A QUESTIONABLE NEGATIVE CMV IGG RESULT FOR AN ADDITIONAL PATIENT SAMPLE (PATIENT 2): ON (B)(6) 2025, THE RESULT FROM THE E801 ANALYZER WAS <0.15 U/ML (NEGATIVE). THE RESULT FROM THE VIDAS METHOD WAS 8 AU/ML (POSITIVE). SECTIONS B6 AND B7 WERE UPDATED. FOR PATIENT 1, THE INITIAL REPORT STATED: "THE RESULT FROM THE E801 ANALYZER WAS <15 U/ML (NEGATIVE)." THIS SHOULD SAY: "THE RESULT FROM THE E801 ANALYZER WAS < 0.15 U/ML (NEGATIVE)." SAMPLE MATERIAL WAS REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

CALIBRATION AND QC WERE ACCEPTABLE. SAMPLE MATERIAL WAS REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. AS NO SAMPLE MATERIAL WAS AVAILABLE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM.

Description of Event or Problem

THE INITIAL REPORTER QUESTIONED A NEGATIVE RESULT FOR 1 PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED FOR ELECSYS CMV IGG (CMV IGG) ON A COBAS E 801 ANALYTICAL UNIT. THE RESULT FROM THE E801 ANALYZER WAS < 15 U/ML (NEGATIVE). THE RESULT FROM A COMPETITOR METHOD WAS 38 (POSITIVE). THE UNIT OF MEASURE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE E801 ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER WAS (B)(6). THE COMPETITOR METHOD WAS VIDAS.