ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY
Report
- Report Number
- 1221359-2022-00566
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 26, 2022
- Date of Event
- December 24, 2021
- Report Date
- January 26, 2022
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
- Product Code
- QJR
- UDI-DI
- 10811877011269
- PMA / PMN Number
- EUA2000074
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(4), INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT M173009 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 190-000/ LOT: M173009, TEST BASE PART NUMBER 190-000/ LOT: M173009. 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 M173009 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 LOG FILE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS. RELATED REPORTS: 1221359-2022-00563, 1221359-2022-00564, 1221359-2022-00565.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FOUR FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS DURING ROUTINE TESTING FOR THREE STAFF MEMBERS, WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY, USING NASAL SWAB SAMPLES. THE FIRST ROUTINE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 AT 6:33PM, WHICH GENERATED A POSITIVE RESULT. THE SECOND ROUTINE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 AT 3:57PM WHICH GENERATED A POSITIVE RESULT. THE THIRD ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 AT 1:29PM, WITH REPEAT TESTING AT 1:38PM AND BOTH TESTS GENERATED POSITIVE RESULTS. CONFIRMATION PCR TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE FOR ALL THREE STAFF MEMBERS IN WHICH THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. THE SAMPLE TYPE USED FOR THE CONFIRMATION PCR TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT ALL THREE STAFF MEMBERS WERE ASYMPTOMATIC. NO ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE REPORTED DUE TO THE TEST RESULTS. THIS MANUFACTURER REPORT ADDRESSES FALSE POSITIVE RESULT 4 OF 4.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1114860 | ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY | MOLECULAR IVD FOR ID NOW COVID-19 | QJR | ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. | M173009 | 10811877011269 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |