BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    VERIGENE BC-GP NUCLEIC ACID TEST KIT

    MDR report key: 19657828 · Received July 2, 2024

    Report

    Report Number
    3006028115-2024-00015
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    July 2, 2024
    Date of Event
    June 5, 2024
    Report Date
    July 2, 2024
    Manufacturer
    LUMINEX CORPORATION
    Product Code
    PAM
    UDI-DI
    00840487101575
    PMA / PMN Number
    K122514
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THROUGH INVESTIGATION THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FALSE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS RESULT WILL BE INVESTIGATED UNDER HRA-24-0007. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR ROOT CAUSE WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN ESCALATION CASE (B)(4) AND HRA-24-0007. THE CUSTOMER SITE IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE EXPECTATIONS STATED IN THE BC-GP PACKAGE INSERT FOR THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS TARGET. ALTHOUGH THE ERRONEOUS RESULT OCCURRED, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DEATH TO PATIENT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    EVENT DESCRIPTION (WHAT IS REPORTED): ON (B)(6) 2024 CUSTOMER ST JOSEPHS HEALTH CLIN LAB REPORTED A DISCREPANT RESULT ON BC-GP ASSAY. VERIGENE DETECTED STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS AND ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM HOWEVER CULTURE SHOWED STAPHYLOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS DETECTED. VERIGENE: STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS AND ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM DETECTED. CULTURE: STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS DETECTED. DATA REVIEW: PER VERIGENE ID SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION (TOAST-SRS-1042), IN ORDER FOR AN ORGANISM TO BE DETECTED THE IC RATIO MUST BE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO -0.4 AND THE NC RATIO MUST BE GREATER THAN 0.85. REVIEW OF TEST CARTRIDGE 01864096 SHOWS STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS DETECTED AT EXPOSURE 1200 (IC: -0.15 NC: 0.91) AND ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM WAS DETECTED AT EXPOSURE 1200 (IC: -034 AND NC: 0.86). PC1 WAS DETECTED AT EXPOSURE 24 (IC: 0.56 NC: 0.99) AND PC 2 WAS DETECTED AT EXPOSURE 150 WITH IC AND NC VALUES OF 0.5 AND 0.98 RESPECTIVELY. CAMERA IMAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS WAS TESTED ON 6/4/2024 ON SP A4. CONSUMABLE REVIEW: TEST CARTRIDGE LOT: 031824018A, EXTRACTION TRAY LOT: 031124018B, UTILITY TRAY LOT: 030824018C. THERE ARE NO NCMRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOTS UTILIZED. THERE ARE 24 OTHER ERRONEOUS RESULTS REPORTED FOR THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS TARGET USING THE LOTS REPORTED. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF TEST CARTRIDGE LOT 031824018A WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN ESCALATION CASE (B)(4) AND HRA-24-0007. DEVICE REVIEW: VERIGENE PROCESSOR SP A4: 14155125, VERIGENE READER: 18136003. REVIEW OF THE VERIGENE SP AND READER DEVICE HISTORY WAS ASSESSED FOR A TIME FRAME OF 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE REPORTED DISCREPANT RESULT. VERIGENE PROCESSOR SP ONE PM PERFORMED. VERIGENE READER HAD ONE PM PERFORMED. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. SITE PERFORMANCE: A 6-MONTH CUSTOMER SITE PERFORMANCE FOR NEGATIVE AGREEMENT OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS TARGET WAS PERFORMED FROM DEC/2023 TO JUN/2024. THERE WAS A NEGATIVE AGREEMENT OF 99.7% (869 NOT DETECTED/872 EXPECTED NOT DETECTED). PER THE VERIGENE GRAM POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID TEST PACKAGE INSERT (89-30000-00-782) THE EXPECTED NEGATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS TARGET IS 100% (WITH A CI OF 99.7-99.9). THE NEGATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ENTEROCOCCUS TARGET WAS 99.7% (856 NOT DETECTED/859 EXPECTED NOT DETECTED). PER THE VERIGENE GRAM POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID TEST PACKAGE INSERT (89-30000-00-782) THE EXPECTED NEGATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM TARGET IS 100% WITH A CONFIDENCE INTERVAL OF 99.7-100%. BASED ON THE EXPECTED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND DATA PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER, THE CUSTOMER SITE IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE PACKAGE INSERT EXPECTATIONS, FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF TEST CARTRIDGE LOT 031824018A WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN ESCALATION CASE (B)(4) AND HRA-24-0007. CONCLUSION: THROUGH INVESTIGATION THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FALSE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS RESULT WILL BE INVESTIGATED UNDER HRA-24-0007. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR ROOT CAUSE WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN ESCALATION CASE (B)(4) AND HRA-24-0007. THE CUSTOMER SITE IS PERFORMING WITHIN THE EXPECTATIONS STATED IN THE BC-GP PACKAGE INSERT FOR THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUDGUNESIS TARGET. ALTHOUGH THE ERRONEOUS RESULT OCCURRED, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DEATH TO PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    822381 VERIGENE BC-GP NUCLEIC ACID TEST KIT VERIGENE BC-GP ASSAY PAM LUMINEX CORPORATION 031824018A 00840487101575

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown