FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ID NOW COVID-19

MDR report key: 11298632 · Received February 8, 2021

Report

Report Number
1221359-2021-00240
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 8, 2021
Report Date
March 19, 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
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE; HOWEVER IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC PATIENT SAMPLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS, TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4), INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT 1014263 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 1014263 AND TEST BASE PART NUMBER 190-430/ LOT 1014263 WERE REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS . A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED AS FALSE NEGATIVE PATIENT RESULTS (CONFIRMED AND UNCONFIRMED, CONFLICTING RESULTS) RELATED TO KIT LOT 1014263 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. PLEASE SEE RELATED MFR REPORT #S: 1221359-2021-00238, 1221359-2021-00239 AND 1221359-2021-00241.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER SENT A CUMULATIVE REPORT OF SIXTEEN (16) FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY GENERATED ACROSS SEVEN (7) DIFFERENT TESTING SITES. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE FOUR (4) FALSE NEGATIVE ASSOCIATED WITH LOT # 1014263 . THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FOUR (4) FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT USING A NASAL SWAB WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 TEST. TESTING DATES AND TIMES WERE NOT PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SAMPLE COLLECTION OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020 AND (B)(6) 2021. CONFIRMATION TESTING DATES AND TIMES WERE ALSO NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, CONFIRMATORY NASOPHARYNGEAL SAMPLE COLLECTION IN VIRAL TRANSPORT MEDIA USING THE ABBOTT M2000 PLATFORM PROVIDED POSITIVE RESULTS (CT VALUES NOT PROVIDED). COLLECTION OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020 AND (B)(6) 2021. ADDITIONAL PATIENT INFORMATION, INCLUDING SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME, IS UNKNOWN. PER THE CUSTOMER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. THE ID NOW COVID-19 PRODUCT INSERT INDICATES THAT NEGATIVE RESULTS SHOULD BE TREATED AS PRESUMPTIVE AND TESTED WITH AN ALTERNATIVE FDA AUTHORIZED MOLECULAR ASSAY, IF NECESSARY FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING INFECTION CONTROL. THE PI STATES NEGATIVE RESULTS DO NOT PRECLUDE SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS THE SOLE BASIS FOR PATIENT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. NEGATIVE RESULTS MUST BE COMBINED WITH CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS, PATIENT HISTORY, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ID NOW COVID-19 PRODUCT INSERT INCLUDES A LIMITATION THAT FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS MAY OCCUR IF A SPECIMEN IS IMPROPERLY COLLECTED, TRANSPORTED OR HANDLED. FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS MAY ALSO OCCUR IF AMPLIFICATION INHIBITORS ARE PRESENT IN THE SPECIMEN OR IF INADEQUATE LEVELS OF VIRUSES ARE PRESENT IN THE SPECIMEN. DUE TO THE RISK OF A FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT POTENTIALLY LEADING TO NO OR DELAYED TREATMENT, THIS EVENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED REPORTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
189906 ID NOW COVID-19 MOLECULAR IVD FOR ID NOW COVID-19 QJR ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH INC. 1014263 10811877011269

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1