FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ID NOW COVID-19

MDR report key: 11284947 · Received February 5, 2021

Report

Report Number
1221359-2021-00260
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 5, 2021
Date of Event
January 9, 2021
Report Date
March 5, 2021
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH INC.
Product Code
QJR
UDI-DI
10811877011269
PMA / PMN Number
EUA2000074
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE; HOWEVER, IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO SPECIFIC PATIENT SAMPLE, CROSS CONTAMINATION, OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE, IT INDICATES THAT THIS DEVICE LOT IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE STATEMENTS MADE WITHIN THE PACKAGE INSERT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS, TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4), INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT 1013088 WITH INTERNAL POSITIVE QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES AND NEGATIVE QUALITY CONTROL SWABS. ALL TEST RESULTS WERE VALID AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORDS AND QUALITY CONTROL RELEASE TESTING FOR KIT PART NUMBER 190-000/ LOT 1013088 AND TEST BASE PART NUMBER 190-430/ LOT 1013088 WERE REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED AS FALSE POSITIVE PATIENT RESULTS (CONFIRMED AND UNCONFIRMED, CONFLICTING RESULTS) RELATED TO KIT LOT 1013088 SHOW THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER COMPLETION. PLEASE SEE RELATED MFR REPORT #S:1221359-2021-00233, 1221359-2021-00234 AND 1221359-2021-00236.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A FALSE POSITIVE RESULT ON A DIRECT KITTED NASAL SWAB OF BOTH NOSTRILS WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY PERFORMED (B)(6) 2021. CONFIRMATION TESTING FROM SAMPLE COLLECTED ON THE SAME DAY WITH ALINITY M2000 GENERATED NEGATIVE RESULTS (CT VALUES NOT PROVIDED). THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. POSITIVE RESULTS ARE INDICATIVE OF THE PRESENCE OF SARS-COV-2 RNA. PER THE ID NOW COVID-19 PRODUCT INSERT, PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE: DUE TO THE HIGH SENSITIVITY OF THE ASSAYS RUN ON THE INSTRUMENT, CONTAMINATION OF THE WORK AREA WITH PREVIOUS POSITIVE SAMPLES MAY CAUSE FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS. HANDLE SAMPLES ACCORDING TO STANDARD LABORATORY PRACTICES. CLEAN INSTRUMENTS AND SURROUNDING SURFACES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE CLEANING SECTION OF THE INSTRUMENT USER MANUAL. REFER TO SECTION 1.6, MAINTENANCE & CLEANING, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. DUE TO THE RISK OF A FALSE POSITIVE RESULT LEADING TO POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 THROUGH THE QUARANTINE OF THE FALSE POSITIVE PATIENT WITH TRUE POSITIVE PATIENT(S), DELAYED EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND/OR INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT WITH ANTIVIRAL THERAPY, THE INCIDENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED REPORTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
181993 ID NOW COVID-19 MOLECULAR IVD FOR ID NOW COVID-19 QJR ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH INC. 1013088 10811877011269

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 15 MO