FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HCG COMBO DEVICE SP BRAND RAPID TEST

MDR report key: 1952385 · Received January 3, 2011

Report

Report Number
2027969-2011-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 3, 2011
Date of Event
December 13, 2010
Report Date
January 3, 2011
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
Product Code
JHI
PMA / PMN Number
K062361
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONTROL LOT: 20MIU/ML HCG URINE LOT: HCG100223-01, 100MIU/ML HCG URINE LOT: HCG100513-01, 294.2IU/ML HCG URINE LOT: HCG100727-03, 500IU/ML HCG BUFFER LOT: HCG100305-01. SUMMARY OF RESULTS: THE RETENTION DEVICES MEET QC SPEC, DETAILS AS BELOW: CORRECT POSITIVE RESULTS WERE OBSERVED WHEN TESTED WITH 20MIU/ML HCG URINE CONTROL AT 3 MINUTE READ TIME. (N=5). THE 100MIU/ML HCG URINE CONTROL YIELDED CLEARLY POSITIVE RESULTS AT 3 MINUTE READ TIME. (N=4). THE 294.2IU/ML HCG URINE CONTROL YIELDED CLEARLY POSITIVE RESULTS AT 3 MINUTE READ TIME. (N=3). THE 500IU/ML HCG BUFFER CONTROL YIELDED (B)(6) AT 3 MINUTE READ TIME. (N=1). CONCLUSION: FROM RETAIN TESTING WITH IN-HOUSE CONTROLS, THE CLIENT'S RESULT WAS NOT REPLICATED AND THE PRODUCT PERFORMED AS EXPECTED MEETING QC SPECS. VERIFY THE PRODUCT NUMBER, PRODUCT DESCRIPTION, LOT NUMBER AND BATCH RECORD; NO ABNORMAL RESULTS WERE FOUND. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER REPORTED FALSE NEGATIVE URINE HCG RESULTS USING THE HCG COMBO DEVICE SP BRAND TEST VS QUANTITATIVE RESULTS OF 166,000MIU/ML.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HCG COMBO DEVICE SP BRAND RAPID TEST HCG PREGNANCY TEST JHI ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. FHC-A202-OBW515 HCG0070096

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1