FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ASSAYED EXTERNAL CONTROL MATERIAL FOR MICROBIOLOGY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION

MDR report key: 16512079 · Received March 9, 2023

Report

Report Number
16512079
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 9, 2023
Date of Event
December 8, 2022
Report Date
February 13, 2023
Manufacturer
MICROBIOLOGICS INC.
Product Code
PMN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DURING TEST PREPARATION, REAGENT COMPONENT WAS OMITTED. TEST PROCESSED AS NORMAL, AND INSTRUMENT DID NOT FLAG UNACCEPTABLE TEST PREPARATION. A NEGATIVE RESULT WAS REPORTED SINCE ALL QUALITY METRICS WERE MET. BY CHANCE, THIS SAMPLE WAS REPEATED FOR BIANNUAL INSTRUMENT COMPARISON AND A POSITIVE RESULT WAS OBTAINED. A SECOND TECH REPEATED THE TEST ON A FRESH SAMPLE AND VERIFIED THE POSITIVE RESULT. VENDOR NOTIFIED OF FAILURE OF TEST SYSTEM TO NOTIFY OF IMPROPER SAMPLE PREPARATION. PROVIDER NOTIFIED OF ERROR WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THE ERROR DID NOT ALTER THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT COURSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
141049 ASSAYED EXTERNAL CONTROL MATERIAL FOR MICROBIOLOGY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PMN MICROBIOLOGICS INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 10585 DA Female