FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ELITE PLUS ONE STEP PREGNANCY TEST (URINE/SERUM)

MDR report key: 1935638 · Received December 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
2027969-2010-02176
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 15, 2010
Date of Event
November 25, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC
Product Code
JHI
PMA / PMN Number
K062361
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A THIRD LOT NUMBER OF PRODUCT WAS ALSO PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER: HCG0010131. THE FOURTH LOT NUMBER TESTED ON THIS PT AND GIVING A FAINT POSITIVE RESULT WAS: HCG0050308. INVESTIGATION PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER REPORTED FALSE NEGATIVE URINE HCG RESULT WHEN TESTING THREE DIFFERENT LOTS OF ELITE PLUS ONE STEP PREGNANCY TEST IN THEIR FACILITY. URINE FROM A (B)(6) FEMALE PT WAS TESTED WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT. CUSTOMER PROVIDED THREE DIFFERENT LOT NUMBERS, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT WHICH LOTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED FOR THIS PT. A FOURTH LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED WHICH WAS USED FOR TESTING ON THIS PT'S URINE SAMPLE GIVING A FAINT POSITIVE RESULT. A SERUM QUANTITATIVE TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH A RESULT OF 183,681 MIU/ML. PHYSICIANS WERE ONLY PROVIDED WITH THE POSITIVE SERUM QUANT RESULTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ELITE PLUS ONE STEP PREGNANCY TEST (URINE/SERUM) HCG PREGNANCY TEST JHI ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC FHC-A202-OBC70 HCG0050333

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 26 YR