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TOTAL PROTEIN URINE/CSF GEN.3

Received Jun 5, 2026 · Event occurred May 12, 2026

Report 1823260-2026-02226 · MDR key 25409772

Device

Generic name

Urine/csf Total Protein Test

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Catalog number

08058679190

Lot number

94146701

Product problems

  • High Test Results
  • Non Reproducible Results

Patient

Not reported

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE ANALYZER SERIAL NUMBER IS (B)(6) THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem

THERE WAS AN ALLEGATION OF QUESTIONABLE TOTAL PROTEIN URINE/CSF GEN.3 RESULTS FOR ONE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED ON A COBAS C 703 ANALYTICAL UNIT. THE INITIAL RESULT, PERFORMED IN NORMAL VOLUME MODE, WAS AN INVALIDATING DATA FLAG. THE REPEAT RESULT PERFORMED IN DECREASED VOLUME MODE WAS 6.00 G/L WITH AN INVALIDATING DATA FLAG. THIS RESULT WAS QUESTIONED BECAUSE THE CSF WAS CLEAR, WITHOUT RED OR WHITE BLOOD CELLS, AND THE GLUCOSE WAS NORMAL (NOT SUGGESTIVE OF INFECTION). THE REPEAT RESULT PERFORMED IN URINE ASSAY MODE WAS AN INVALIDATING DATA FLAG. THE REPEAT RESULT PERFORMED IN DECREASED VOLUME URINE ASSAY MODE WAS 5057 MG/L. THE CUSTOMER SUSPECTS AN INTERFERENT IN THE PATIENT SAMPLE.