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MalfunctionCDX

ELECSYS T4 ASSAY

Received Jul 26, 2019

Report 1823260-2019-90176 · MDR key 8830160

Device

Generic name

Radioimmunoassay, Total Thyroxine

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

T4

Lot number

ASKU

Product problems

  • Low Test Results
  • Low Test Results

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WERE NO FOLLOW UP ACTIONS. NO DEVICES WERE RETURNED. THIS DEVICE IS NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE AND IS NOT REPROCESSED OR REUSED.

Description of Event or Problem

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES <NOE>1</NOE> MALFUNCTION EVENT. DISCREPANT LOW RESULTS WERE GENERATED BY A COBAS 6000 E 602 MODULE. THE EVENTS INVOLVED A TOTAL OF 1 PATIENT WITH THE FOLLOWING: ONE SAMPLE WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR THE ELECSYS T4 ASSAY. THE PATIENT'S AGE WAS (B)(6) YEARS. THE PATIENT'S GENDER WAS MALE.