ID NOW COVID-19
Report
- Report Number
- 1221359-2021-00793
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 24, 2021
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2021
- Report Date
- June 18, 2021
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
- Product Code
- QJR
- UDI-DI
- 10811877011321
- PMA / PMN Number
- EUA2000074
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: INVESTIGATION NARRATIVE (H10). TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT 1018106 WITH INTERNAL POSITIVE QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES AND NEGATIVE QUALITY CONTROL SWABS. ALL TEST RESULTS WERE VALID AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS AND QUALITY CONTROL RELEASE TESTING WAS REVIEWED FOR TEST KIT PART NUMBER 191-000 / LOT 1018106, TEST BASE PART NUMBER 190-430 / LOT 1018106. THE 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 1018106 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE HOWEVER IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC PATIENT SAMPLES OR CROSS CONTAMINATION.
REFER TO MRNS: 1221359-2021-00794. THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE INFORMATION.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TWO (2) FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS REPORT ONE (1) OF TWO (2). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS ON A DIRECT TESTED NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY PERFORMED (B)(6) 2021. CONFIRMATION BY THERMOFISHER TAQPATH PCR PERFORMED THAT SAME DAY PROVIDED NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BASED ON THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS PLACED IN A DOUBLE ROOM COVID-UNIT OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY RESULTS. THE PATIENT WAS NOT SYMPTOMATIC AT THE TIME OF TESTING. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459442 | ID NOW COVID-19 | MOLECULAR IVD FOR ID NOW COVID-19 | QJR | ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. | 1018201 | 10811877011321 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 YR | Hospitalization |