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MalfunctionDCF

TINA-QUANTALBUMIN GEN.2

Received Aug 15, 2025 · Event occurred Jul 23, 2025

Report 1823260-2025-02515 · MDR key 22817377

Device

Generic name

Albumin Immunological Test System

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Catalog number

05167043190

Lot number

836567

Product problems

  • High Test Results
  • Non Reproducible Results
  • High Test Results
  • Non Reproducible Results

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

NO GENERAL PRODUCT ISSUE WAS FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE ALBT2 REAGENT EXPIRATION DATE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE C702 MODULE SERIAL NUMBER WAS (B)(6). THE CUSTOMER WAS HAVING QC ISSUES. THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER REPLACED THE RINSE TUBES, CHECKED THE NEEDLE ALIGNMENT, THE GEAR PUMP, THE NEEDLE WASHING, AND THE WASHING STATION DISPENSING. HE THEN PERFORMED SOME CHECKS, INCLUDING QC AND CHANGING THE REAGENT TRAYS, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem

WE RECEIVED AN ALLEGATION ABOUT DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR 2 PATIENTS' SAMPLES TESTED WITH TINA-QUANTALBUMIN GEN.2 (ALBT2) ASSAY ON A COBAS 8000 C702 MODULE. SAMPLE 1: THE RESULTS RANGED FROM 2.8 G/DL TO 3.4 G/DL. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON A DIFFERENT COBAS ANALYZER, RESULTING IN THE SAME VALUE RANGE. SAMPLE 2: THE RESULTS RANGED FROM 3 G/DL TO 3.6 G/DL. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON A DIFFERENT COBAS ANALYZER, RESULTING IN THE SAME VALUE RANGE. NO EXACT VALUES WERE PROVIDED. THE RESULTS' RANGE WAS FROM 0.6 G/DL TO 0.7 G/DL.