BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY

    MDR report key: 11578528 · Received March 27, 2021

    Report

    Report Number
    1221359-2021-00387
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    March 27, 2021
    Date of Event
    October 8, 2020
    Report Date
    April 24, 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
    NH, US
    Reporter Occupation
    501

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4), INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT 1002069 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 [190-430] / LOT 1002069, TEST BASE PART NUMBER [190-430] / LOT 1002069. 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 1002069 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4), INC. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS DEVICE LOT IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE STATEMENTS MADE WITHIN PACKAGE INSERT RELATED TO % TEST AGREEMENT WITH THE EXPECTED RESULTS BY SAMPLE CONCENTRATION.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/CORRECTED DATA: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4) WAS NOT ABLE TO ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE POSITIVE RESULT; HOWEVER IT COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC PATIENT SAMPLES.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A FALSE POSITIVE RESULT WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY PERFORMED ON(B)(6) 2020 ON A DIRECT TESTED NASAL KITTED SWAB. THE NASAL SWAB WAS USED PER THE PRODUCT INSERT INSTRUCTIONS. REPEAT TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED. CONFIRMATION TESTING ON A NASAL SWAB WITH A CEPHEID AND HOLOGIC APTIMA PANTHER PLATFORM GENERATED NEGATIVE RESULTS. CT VALUE CEPHEID ECT = 0.0, ENDPT = 2; NZCT = 0.00, ENDPT = -2; PSCCT = 27.7, ENDPT = 367. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE PATIENT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM DUE TO THE TEST RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO DELAY OR IMPACT IN THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT. POSITIVE RESULTS ARE INDICATIVE OF THE PRESENCE OF SARS-COV-2 RNA; CLINICAL CORRELATION WITH PATIENT HISTORY AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE PATIENT INFECTION STATUS. POSITIVE RESULTS DO NOT RULE OUT BACTERIAL INFECTION OR CO-INFECTION WITH OTHER VIRUSES. 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, THE INCIDENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED REPORTABLE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    476542 ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY MOLECULAR IVD FOR ID NOW COVID-19 QJR ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. 1002069 10811877011269

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1