FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD KIESTRA IDENTIFA

MDR report key: 23247882 · Received October 8, 2025

Report

Report Number
3010141591-2025-00011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 8, 2025
Date of Event
September 15, 2025
Report Date
March 2, 2026
Manufacturer
BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION
Product Code
QBN
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H.10
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. D.2. MEDICAL DEVICE TYPE: QBN / QQV. D.4. MEDICAL DEVICE EXPIRATION DATE: N/A. G.5. PMA/510(K)#: K191964 / K222563.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.6. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THIS STATEMENT IS TO SUMMARIZE THE INVESTIGATION OF A COMPLAINT INVOLVING THE BD KIESTRA IDENTIFA. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AN IDENTIFA CUVETTE LOADED ON THE SYSTEM CONTAINED SAMPLE DATA FROM APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS EARLIER. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE REPORTED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, A TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS MANAGER (TSM) REVIEWED THE CUVETTE DATA IN SYNAPSYS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SAMPLES ORIGINATED FROM MAY. SYNAPSYS AUDIT LOGS SHOWED CORRECT BEHAVIOR, AND IDENTIFA LOGS DID NOT SHOW ANY RECENT SCANS OF THIS CUVETTE. NO SYSTEM-RELATED MALFUNCTION WAS DETECTED. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE ISSUE RESULTED FROM CUSTOMER WORKFLOW PRACTICES, AS CUVETTES WITH BARCODE SCANNING ISSUES HAD BEEN KEPT ASIDE, AND THE AFFECTED CUVETTE HAD BEEN MISPLACED INTO THAT GROUP. FOLLOWING THIS ACTION, NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE ENCOUNTERED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSESSED AS UNCONFIRMED FOR A BD QUALITY ISSUE. NO NEW TRENDS, RISKS, OR HAZARDS WERE IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE ISSUE IN THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE INITIATION OF A CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTION (CAPA). A DESIGN HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT WAS EVALUATED VIA OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE RESULTS OF THIS EVALUATION HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY NEW HAZARDS, NEW RISKS, OR SPECIFIC TRENDS. BD QUALITY WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE BD KIESTRA IDENTIFA HAS BEEN FOUND EXPERIENCING MISASSOCIATION OF SAMPLE DATA. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE BD KIESTRA IDENTIFA HAS BEEN FOUND EXPERIENCING MISASSOCIATION OF SAMPLE DATA. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2587108 BD KIESTRA IDENTIFA MICROBIAL SPECIMEN INOCULATION/STREAKING/COLONY-PICKING INSTRUMENT IVD QBN BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Other