FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ICON 25 HCG (COMBO CASSETTE)

MDR report key: 2971247 · Received February 1, 2013

Report

Report Number
2027969-2013-00106
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 1, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2013
Report Date
January 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC.
Product Code
JHI
PMA / PMN Number
K993065
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER REPORTED A FALSE NEGATIVE URINE HCG TEST RESULT WITH ICON 25 HCG (COMBO CASSETTE) VS. SERUM QUANTITATIVE RESULT. A FEMALE PT CAME INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE HER MENSTRUAL PERIOD WAS LATE AND SHE OBSERVED A POSITIVE ON A HOME PREGNANCY TEST. PTS' URINE GAVE A NEGATIVE RESULT WHEN TESTED WITH THE ICON 25 HCG PREGNANCY TEST. A SERUM QUANTITATIVE TEST WAS ORDERED AND THE RESULT CAME BACK AS 238MIU/ML. BLOOD TEST WILL BE REPEATED TOMORROW, ON (B)(6) 2013, DUE TO PT'S CONCERN ABOUT CONFLICTING RESULTS AND ALSO TO ASSURE THAT PT HAS CONTINUED PREGNANCY, OR THAT THERE IS AN INCREASING HCG.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
45392 ICON 25 HCG (COMBO CASSETTE) HCG PREGNANCY TEST JHI ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC. FHC-202 HCG2070308

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1