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MalfunctionLFZ

ELECSYS CMV IGG

Received Nov 3, 2025 · Event occurred Aug 28, 2025

Report 1823260-2025-04458 · MDR key 23450692

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Product code (LFZ)
Manufacturer (Roche Diagnostics International Ltd.)
Model (CMV IGG)

Device

Generic name

Cytomegalovirus Immunoassay

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

CMV IGG

Catalog number

09118551190

Lot number

84805101

Product problems

  • False Negative Result
  • False Negative Result

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION OF QUESTIONABLE ELECSYS CMV IGG RESULTS WITH A PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED ON A COBAS E 801 ANALYTICAL UNIT. ON (B)(6) 2025: THE RESULT WAS NON-REACTIVE. ON (B)(6) 2025: THE RESULT WAS 235 U/ML (REACTIVE).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE ANALYZER WAS (B)(6). THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO PRE-ANALYTICAL HANDLING ISSUES AT THE CUSTOMER SITE, WITH THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE BEING THE HANDLING OF SAMPLES AT THE COLLECTION POINTS, AS WELL AS AN ISSUE WITH INDIVIDUAL TUBES, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADDRESSED. CORRECT PRE-ANALYTIC SAMPLE HANDLING IS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. NO PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED.