APTIMA HPV ASSAY
Report
- Report Number
- 2024800-2021-00083
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 29, 2021
- Date of Event
- December 2, 2021
- Report Date
- December 29, 2021
- Manufacturer
- HOLOGIC INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- OYB
- UDI-DI
- 15420045500051
- PMA / PMN Number
- P100042
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
HOLOGIC REQUESTED THE LOGS FROM THE CUSTOMER TO REVIEW. DUE TO THE INJECTION DELAY, THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED SEVERAL INVALID SAMPLES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR INCORRECT RESULTS WITH THE APTIMA HPV ASSAY. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE ASSAY KITS WERE NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED BY HOLOGIC AND CUSTOMER RETESTED VALID POSITIVE SAMPLES AS POTENTIAL FALSE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT. IT'S NOT KNOWN IF TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED. HOLOGIC FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT TO THE CUSTOMER SITE, CONFIRMED THE ERRORS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE FLUID BOTTLES NOT BE FULLY SEATED IN THE INSTRUMENT'S LOWER BAY, LIKELY INTRODUCING AIR TO THE SYSTEM AND CAUSING INJECTION ISSUES. FSE PROPERLY SEATED THE FLUID BOTTLES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FSE EXPLAINED TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THE QUESTIONABLE TUBES RECEIVED ONLY AIR WHICH IS WHY THEY WERE INVALID.
ON (B)(6) 2021, A CUSTOMER FROM (B)(6) CALLED HOLOGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TS) TO REPORT THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL INVALID RESULTS ON THE TIGRIS INSTRUMENT (SN (B)(4)) DUE TO P AND R FLAGS WHEN USING THE APTIMA HPV ASSAY MASTER LOT 307923. TS AND PRODUCT APPLICATION SPECIALISTS (PAS) REVIEWED THE KINETIC PROFILE AND OBSERVED THAT THE INVALID RESULTS MAY HAVE BEN CAUSED BY AUTO DETECT (AD) DELAY IN INJECTION. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT ALL VALID RESULTS FROM THESE WORKLIST WERE REPORTED OUT. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOTIFIED BY HOLOGIC THAT POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THE FIRST TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THEY RETESTED ANY POSITIVE SAMPLES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012987 | APTIMA HPV ASSAY | IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC | OYB | HOLOGIC INCORPORATED | HPV Screening (250 Tests) - TIGRIS | 307923 | 15420045500051 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |