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COBAS® GLU TEST STRIPS

Received Dec 10, 2025 · Event occurred Oct 31, 2025

Report 1823260-2025-05043 · MDR key 23769587

Device

Generic name

Prescription Use Blood Glucose Meter For Near-patient Testing

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Catalog number

09009582243

Lot number

861467

Product problems

  • Incorrect Measurement
  • Incorrect Measurement

Patient

NA · Female

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

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE COBAS® PULSE SERIAL NUMBERS ARE (B)(6). THE PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION. ALL OF THE STRIPS WERE CONSUMED AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem

THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION OF QUESTIONABLE GLUCOSE RESULT USING THE COBAS® GLU TEST STRIPS WITH TWO COBAS® PULSE DEVICES FOR ONE PATIENT. THE INITIAL RESULT AT 12:21 WAS 238 MG/DL, WITH SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6). ANOTHER RESULT AT 12:21 WAS 173 MG/DL, WITH SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6). A VENOUS SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED AND TESTED USING THE COBAS PRO AT 15:15, WITH A RESULT OF 165 MG/DL. NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE PATIENT BASED ON THE QUESTIONABLE RESULTS.