FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

GS HBSAG CONFIRMATORY ASSAY 3.0

MDR report key: 2194405 · Received July 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
3022521-2011-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 27, 2011
Date of Event
July 8, 2011
Report Date
July 26, 2011
Manufacturer
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES
Product Code
LOM
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A LABORATORY CALLED TO REPORT THAT THEY ARE USING THE GS HBSAG EIA 3.0 AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL SAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPEAT (B)(6) WITH THE ASSAY THAT DID NOT CONFIRM AS (B)(6) WHEN TESTED WITH THE GS HBSAG CONFIRMATORY ASSAY 3.0. THE LAB HAS BEEN PRE-DILUTING ALL SAMPLES 1:10 OR 1:100 BEFORE TESTING WITH THE CONFIRMATORY ASSAY. IF THEY OBTAIN A RESULT OF (B)(6) ON THE CONFIRMATORY TEST, THEN THEY REPORT THE SAMPLE AS NEGATIVE. THE PACKAGE INSERT FOR THE CONFIRMATORY ASSAY DOES NOT INDICATE THAT SAMPLES SHOULD BE DILUTED FOR THE ORIGINAL TESTING WITH THE CONFIRMATORY ASSAY, AND ONLY RECOMMENDS THAT HIGH TITER SPECIMENS BE DILUTED, AND TESTED AGAIN, IF THEY DO NOT CONFIRM AS (B)(6) ON INITIAL TESTING WITH THE CONFIRMATORY ASSAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GS HBSAG CONFIRMATORY ASSAY 3.0 IVD, EIA LOM BIO-RAD LABORATORIES MULTIPLE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1