APTIMA SARS-COV-2 ASSAY
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
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.
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 |