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MalfunctionLCP

COBAS B 101 HBA1C TEST

Received Dec 4, 2019 · Event occurred Oct 15, 2019

Report 1823260-2019-04244 · MDR key 9410994

Device

Generic name

Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

B 101 HBA1C

Catalog number

06378676190

Lot number

929042-01

Product problems

  • High Test Results
  • High Test Results

Patient

Not reported

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. RETENTION MATERIAL OF COBAS B101 HBA1C LOT 929042-01 WAS TESTED WITH WHOLE BLOOD MEASUREMENTS AND COMPARED TO TARGET VALUES OBTAINED FROM A TOSOH INSTRUMENT: EIGHT "HIGH" WHOLE BLOOD SAMPLES WERE MEASURED WITH RETENTION MATERIAL OF COBAS B101 HBA1C LOT 929042-01 ON A RETENTION COBAS B101 INSTRUMENT. NO DISCREPANT HBA1C RESULTS WERE MEASURED WITH RETENTION MATERIAL HBA1C DISC LOT 929042-01. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem

THE INITIAL REPORTER RECEIVED A QUESTIONABLE HBA1C RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT FROM COBAS B 101 INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE RESULT FROM THE B101 WAS 8.2%. THE RESULT FROM AN ANOTHER LABORATORY USING AN UNKNOWN METHOD WAS 7.5%. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN.