FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

AB/DR/DQ 2T SSP UNITRAY W/TAQ 10T

MDR report key: 3528489 · Received December 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
2244574-2013-00158
Date Received
December 12, 2013
Date of Event
October 29, 2013
Manufacturer
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Product Code
MZI
PMA / PMN Number
BK000019
Removal / Correction Number
RECALL 005-2013
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINT #(B)(4) INDICATED THAT FOR PRODUCT AB/DR/DQ 2T SSP UNITRAY W/TAQ 10 TESTS (CATALOG #7850110, LOT # 029 1255127 1419162) LANE 14 MAY BE IMPACTED BY AN INCORRECT LABELING OF ALLELE REACTIVITY IF TESTED WITH ONE OR MORE OF 11 RARE DRB1 ALLELES: LANE 14 (PRIMER MIX PMR014G) PRODUCES A FALSE NEGATIVE IF TESTED WITH ANY OF DRB1 11:09, DRB1 DRB1 11:87,DRB1 11:113, DRB1 11:83, DRB1 13:05, DRB1 13:05:02, DRB1 13:06, DRB1 13:42, DRB1 13:136, DRB1 13:26:02, AND DRB1 13:56 ALLELES. A NO TYPE OF MISTYPE RESULT COULD BE ENCOUNTERED IF AN SAMPLE WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE ALLELE WERE TESTED WITH THE DESCRIBED PRODUCT AND LOT. THE INCORRECT REACTIVITY OF PMR014G WAS A RESULT OF THE MIGRATION OF PRIMER MIX DATA SCORE (LEGACY SOFTWARE PROGRAM) TO HOS (CURRENT SOFTWARE PLATFORM). IN SCORE REACTIVITY WAS ASSIGNED AT PRIMER MIX LEVEL AND NOT AT PRIMER LEVEL AS IN HOS. THE PRIMERS USED IN THE MIX WERE CHANGED DURING DESIGN WITH PRIMER 3' R209A2 BEING REMOVED AT ONE POINT AND THEN PUT BACK. BECAUSE THE PATTERN WASN'T REJECTED AT PRIMER LEVEL, LINKAGE TO THE MIX PATTERN WAS BROKEN AND THUS REACTIVITY WAS INCORRECTLY ASSIGNED. ROOT CAUSE IS DETERMINED AS INCORRECT REACTIVITY PREDICTION FOR SCENARIOS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN INTERNAL COMPLAIN #(B)(4) THAT PRIMER MIX PMR014G HAS A DRB1 11:09 ALLELE LISTED AS A NEGATIVE LANE ON THE TESTING SHEET. IN HOS THIS ALLELE IS IDENTIFIED AS AN "?" ALLELE. ACCORDING TO THIS, THE CUSTOMER DOCUMENTATION WOULD IDENTIFY THIS ALLELE AS A POSITIVE ALLELE. IN TESTING, THE RESULTS HOWS THAT DRB1 11:09 PRODUCES A NEGATIVE RESULT. THEREFORE, THE CUSTOMER WOULD SEE A FALSE NEGATIVE FOR SEVERAL SPECIFIC ALLELE TYPES ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTATION. CATALOG # 7850110, LOT # 029 1255127 1419162 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PRODUCT AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
650792 AB/DR/DQ 2T SSP UNITRAY W/TAQ 10T MZI TEST,QUALITATIVE,FOR HLA,NON-DIAGNOSTIC MZI LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP 029 1255127 1419162

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1