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COBAS AMPLIPREP / COBAS TAQMAN HCV, US-IVD

Received Dec 1, 2011 · Event occurred Oct 5, 2011

Report 2243471-2010-00101 · MDR key 2354012

Device

Generic name

Assay, Hybridization, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Detection Of Hcv Rna

Catalog number

03568555190

Lot number

P03332

Product problems

  • Low Test Results

Patient

Not reported

  • No Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A CUSTOMER SITE IN (B)(6) FILED A COMPLAINT STATING THAT (B)(4) SURVEY SAMPLE HCV2-14 GENERATED A SLIGHTLY (B)(6) THAN EXPECTED HCV RESULT WHEN USING THE COBAS AMPLIPREP/ COBAS TAQMAN HCV TEST (M/N 03568555190; BATCH P03332). THE HCV TITER GENERATED WAS (B)(6) AND THE EXPECTED RANGE WAS (B)(6). THE RUN CONTROLS WERE VALID.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CANNOT BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME, AS THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH A FOLLOW-UP REPORT. (B)(4).