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MalfunctionCEC

ARCHITECT FREE T4

Received Sep 19, 2025 · Event occurred Sep 6, 2025

Report 3005094123-2025-00463 · MDR key 23097538

Device

Generic name

Radioimmunoassay, Free Thyroxine

Catalog number

07K65-78

Lot number

69104UD03

Product problems

  • High Test Results
  • High Test Results

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FALSELY ELEVATED ARCHITECT FREE T4 RESULTS FOR MULTIPLE PATIENTS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED: ON (B)(6) 2025, SID (B)(6) (FEMALE PATIENT): INITIAL RESULT = 34.43 PMOL/L, REPEAT = 15.54 PMOL/L. ON (B)(6) 2025, SID (B)(6) (18-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT): INITIAL RESULT = 25.20 PMOL/L, REPEAT = 15.09 PMOL/L. NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

COMPLETED INFORMATION FOR SECTION A1: PATIENT 1: FEMALE, SID (B)(6), PATIENT 2: 18-YEAR-OLD, FEMALE, SID (B)(6). ALL AVAILABLE PATIENT INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED. ADDITIONAL PATIENT DETAILS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION, THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE WAS CHANGED FROM ARCHITECT FREE T4<PRODUCT NAME, 07K65-74, LONGFORD TO ARCHITECT I2000SR PROCESSING MODULE, 03M74-02, IRVING. MDR NUMBER 3016438761-2025-00592 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND ALL FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE DOCUMENTED UNDER THAT MDR NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FALSELY ELEVATED ARCHITECT FREE T4 RESULTS FOR MULTIPLE PATIENTS. THE FOLLOWING DATA WAS PROVIDED: (B)(6) 2025, SID (B)(6) (FEMALE PATIENT): INITIAL RESULT = 34.43 PMOL/L, REPEAT = 15.54 PMOL/L. (B)(6) 2025, SID (B)(6) (18-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT): INITIAL RESULT = 25.20 PMOL/L, REPEAT = 15.09 PMOL/L NO IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.