FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY

MDR report key: 15564284 · Received October 7, 2022

Report

Report Number
1221359-2022-05117
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 7, 2022
Date of Event
September 28, 2022
Report Date
January 11, 2023
Manufacturer
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
Product Code
QJR
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED THE LOT NUMBERS BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH LOT WENT WITH WHICH PATIENT. THE LOT INFORMATION HAS BEEN ADDED BELOW. PRODUCT LOT DETAILS: LOT NUMBER: M213554, UDI: (B)(4). EXPIRATION DATE: 05/11/2023, MANUFACTURED DATE: 08/13/2022. LOT NUMBER: M214196, UDI: (B)(4), EXPIRATION DATE: 05/16/2023, MANUFACTURED DATE:08/18/2022. LOT NUMBER: M211606, UDI: (B)(4), EXPIRATION DATE: 05/05/2023. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER COMPLETION. PLEASE REFERENCE ALL RELATED MFR. REPORT NUMBERS: 1221359-2022-05117 THROUGH 1221359-2022-05123.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION REPORT: TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. ON RETAINED KIT LOT M213554, M214196, M211606 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 KIT PART NUMBER 190-000J / LOT M213554 / LOT M214196 / M211606 AND TEST BASE PART NUMBER 190-430 / LOT M213554 / LOT M214196 / M211606. THE LOTS MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. FOR THE FOLLOWING LOT NUMBERS, THE CURRENT OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF FALSE POSITIVE PATIENT RESULTS (CONFIRMED, UNCONFIRMED, AND CONFLICTING), BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEVICES SOLD AND THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE, INDICATES THEY ARE PERFORMING AS EXPECTED: M213554= 0.002%. M214196= 0.002%. M211606= 0.002%. ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE AS THE LOGFILES WERE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED 7 FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY PERFORMED BETWEEN (B)(6) 2022 USING LOT NUMBERS M211606, M213554, M214196. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES PATIENT RESULTS 1 OF 7. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A FALSE POSITIVE RESULT WITH THE ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022 ON A DIRECT TESTED NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB THAT GENERATED A POSITIVE RESULT. PCR TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED, HOWEVER IT IS ALLEGED AS A FALSE POSITIVE BECAUSE THE PATIENT IS 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 TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2554929 ID NOW COVID-19 ASSAY REAGENTS, 2019-NOVEL CORONAVIRUS NUCLEIC ACID QJR ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown