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MalfunctionCDD

ELECSYS VITAMIN B12 II

Received Apr 22, 2020

Report 1823260-2020-90041 · MDR key 9986270

Device

Generic name

Radioassay, Vitamin B12

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics

Model number

B12 G2

Lot number

39666302

Product problems

  • Low Test Results
  • Low Test Results

Patient

Not reported

  • Test Result
  • Test Result

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FOLLOW UP ACTION FOR THE EVENT WAS THAT THE REAGENT KIT WAS REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. 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 MALFUNCTION EVENT. LOW RESULTS WERE GENERATED BY THE ELECSYS VITAMIN B12 IMMUNOASSAY ON A COBAS E 411 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER. THE EVENT INVOLVED A TOTAL OF 1 PATIENT. THE PATIENT'S AGE WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT'S WEIGHT WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT'S GENDER WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT'S RACE WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PATIENT'S ETHNICITY WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED.