FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

APTIMA SARS-COV-2 ASSAY

MDR report key: 13555327 · Received February 18, 2022

Report

Report Number
2024800-2022-00052
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 18, 2022
Date of Event
January 21, 2022
Report Date
February 17, 2022
Manufacturer
HOLOGIC INCORPORATED
Product Code
QJR
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

TS REVIEWED THE LOGS WHICH DID NOT SHOW ANY HARDWARE ISSUE. THE REASON FOR THE DISCREPANT RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOW POSITIVES, MUCOID SAMPLES, OR POINT CONTAMINATION. CUSTOMER RETESTED THE SAMPLES AND ON RETEST ONLY ONE SAMPLE (THE STRONGEST POSITIVE) RETESTED AS POSITIVE AND WAS REPORTED AS SUCH. TS PROVIDED THE LOG REVIEW INFORMATION TO CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER WANTED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE SAMPLE WHICH RETESTED AS NEGATIVE. TS INFORMED CUSTOMER THAT THE PACKAGE INSERT DOES NOT PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THIS AND WOULD BE UP TO THEIR MANAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS TO MAKE THAT DECISION. CUSTOMER RERAN THE SAMPLES. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED FROM HOLOGIC.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

CUSTOMER REPORTED THEY INADVERTENTLY DOUBLE ORDERED THE SARS-COV-2 TMA TESTS THAT WERE DONE ON THE PANTHER INSTRUMENT SN (B)(4). CUSTOMER DOUBLE ORDERED RACKS OF SAMPLES IN INSTEAD OF A SINGLE ORDER. THERE WERE TWO DISCREPANT RESULTS ON WL 000319-20220120-09 USING ASSAY LOT 315936.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
4072 APTIMA SARS-COV-2 ASSAY REAGENTS, 2019-NOVEL CORONAVIRUS NUCLEIC ACID QJR HOLOGIC INCORPORATED 315936

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown