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DRG Salivary Testosterone ELISA- IVD for the detection of Testerone in human saliva Catalog # SLV-3013 Product Usage: The Salivary Testosterone ELISA (SlV-3013) is an enzymatic in vitro Assay for the detection of Testosterone in human Saliva. Testosterone levels are measured in fertility studies in men and women. Fertility problems are not diagnosed on the outcome of Testosterone alone but accompanied by other diagnostic means

Z-2159-2019

May 21, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
DRG Instruments GmbH
Event
Event 83183
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
38 kits
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2159-2019

Official wording

Reason: Salivary assay may observe a higher percentage of samples with 0 pg/ml testosterone or results which are too low. Saliva samples in the low measuring range of the kit(< 50 pg/ml) were assayed significantly lower

Code information: Lot Numbers: 66K118, 66K019

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide CA, MI Foreign: Canada, Brazil, China, Poland

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Salivary assay may observe a higher percentage of samples with 0 pg/ml testosterone or results which are too low. Saliva samples in the low measuring range of the kit(< 50 pg/ml) were assayed significantly lower