LIAISON SARS-COV-2-AG
Report
- Report Number
- 9610240-2024-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 4, 2024
- Date of Event
- June 12, 2024
- Report Date
- July 4, 2024
- Manufacturer
- DIASORIN ITALIA S.P.A.
- Product Code
- QKP
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
INSTRUMENTAL DATA OF THE INSTRUMENTS INSTALLED AT THE CUSTOMER FACILITY, FROM DECEMBER 2022 TO JUNE 2024, WERE ANALYSED: MAINTENANCE TASKS ON THE CUSTOMER INSTRUMENTS WERE NOT ALWAYS PERFORMED AS PRESCRIBED: SEVERAL DELAYS WERE REGISTERED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MAINTENANCE TASKS DURING THE PERIOD ANALYSED. DIASORIN CONTROLS WERE NOT RUN ON ALL ROUTINE DAYS. SEVERAL ERRORS RELATED TO "SHORT INTEGRAL AGITATION TIME" WERE REGISTERED IN THE LOG FILES. CUSTOMER HAPPENED TO USE REAGENT HAVING REAGENT ON BOARD STABILITY EXPIRED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, CUSTOMER IS USING THE ASSAY TO TEST SPECIMENS COLLECTED WITH DRY NASAL SWAB AND HAPPEN TO USE THE ASSAY TO TEST ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS (OUT OF PRODUCT IFUS INTENDED USE). DESPITE THESE EVIDENCE OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS, BE INFORMED THAT WE CALCULATED THE SPECIFICITY OBTAINED AT THE CUSTOMER SITE. WE CONSIDERED THE FIRST RESULT OBTAINED FOR EACH SPECIMEN TESTED DURING THE PERIOD ANALYSED REGARDLESS OF ANY OF THE DEVIATIONS REPORTED ABOVE. WE COULD IDENTIFY 78 OUT OF THE 87 SAMPLE IDS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER IN THE AVAILABLE DATA. ALL SAMPLES WERE NEGATIVE WITH RT-PCR BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED (WORK ORDER, WO, DETAILS CHANGED ACCORDINGLY). THE COMPLAINED SAMPLES WERE TESTED WITH THE LIAISON SARS-COV2-AG LOTS 371033 (OBJECT OF THIS NOTIFICATION), 371032 AND 371036. PERFORMANCE OBTAINED BY KIT LOT WAS AS FOLLOWS: LOT; NEG; POS; POTENTIAL; FP; SPEC; EXACT 95% CI: 371032, 4489, 589, 13, 99.7%, 99.5%, 99.8%; 371033, 6848, 1028, 63, 99.1%, 98.8%, 99.3%; 371036, 457, 24, 2, 99.6%, 98.4%, 99.9%. DATA ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT RESULT OBTAINED HAD NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IF COMPARED TO THE RESULTS REPORTED IN THE IFUS.
IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE SUBSEQUENT AUTHORIZATIONS (EUAS) FOR SARS-COV-2 DIAGNOSTICS TESTS AND PER THE CONDITIONS OF THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, SUSPECTED FALSE NEGATIVES, FALSE POSITIVES AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EXPECTED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS WILL BE REPORTED UNDER 21 CFR 803. THE ALLEGED FALSE TEST RESULTS IN THIS EVENT HAVE NOT CAUSED PATIENT INJURY OR DEATH; HOWEVER, THIS EVENT IS BEING REPORTED CONSERVATIVELY BECAUSE IF THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION WERE TO RECUR THERE IS A NON-REMOTE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. DIASORIN ITALIA S.P.A. RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT POTENTIAL FALSE POSITIVE RESULT OF COV-2 ANTIGEN (REF: 311490; LOT 371033).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 572123 | LIAISON SARS-COV-2-AG | SARS-COV-2-ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST SYSTEM | QKP | DIASORIN ITALIA S.P.A. | 371033 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |