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MalfunctionCDX

ELECSYS T4

Received Oct 23, 2025

Report 1823260-2025-04314 · MDR key 23369188

Device

Generic name

Radioimmunoassay, Total Thyroxine

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

T4

Catalog number

09007784190

Lot number

ASKU

Product problems

  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

1. SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION RESULTS: SAMPLE MATERIAL FROM THE PATIENT WAS TESTED, AND NO INTERFERING FACTORS WERE DETECTED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. 2. SUMMARY OF FOLLOW UP/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN: NONE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

1. SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION RESULTS: SAMPLE MATERIAL FROM THE PATIENT WAS REQUESTED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. 2. SUMMARY OF FOLLOW UP/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN: INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. 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. THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION OF QUESTIONABLE ELECSYS T4 RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT FROM THE COBAS 6000 E601 MODULE. 2. PATIENT AGE RANGE: 53 YEAR. 3. PATIENT WEIGHT RANGE: ASKU. 4. PATIENT SEX BREAKDOWN: MALE. 5. PATIENT RACE BREAKDOWN: ASKU. 6. PATIENT ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN: ASKU.