FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ICON II HCG (URINE)
MDR report key: 42930
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Received September 30, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 2022635-1996-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 30, 1996
- Date of Event
- September 3, 1996
- Report Date
- September 30, 1996
- Manufacturer
- HYBRITECH, INC.
- Product Code
- JHJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A PT WHO HAD A POSITIVE HOME PREGNANCY TEST PRESENTED TO HER DR ON 9/3/96. A URINE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED AND TESTED TWICE ON THE IMMUNOCONCENTRATION ASSAY LOT NUMBER 591597. THE RESULTS OF BOTH TESTS WERE NEGATIVE. CO DETERMINED THAT THE KIT HAD EXPIRED ON 8/13/96. THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS CLEARLY NOTED ON THE PRODUCT. A SERUM SAMPLE COLLECTED THE SAME DAY WAS TESTED USING AN UNKNOWN QUANTITATIVE METHOD WITH AN HCG RESULT OF 11,700 MLU/ML INDICATING THAT THE PT WAS PREGNANT. THE RESULTS OF THE QUANTITATIVE TESTING WAS AVAILABLE ON 9/4/96. NO PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED ON THE PT DURING THE DISCREPANCY PERIOD. FURTHER TESTING OF THE KIT WAS NOT PERFORMED AT CO AS THE KIT HAD EXPIRED. NO SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE CUSTOMER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICON II HCG (URINE) | HCG TEST | JHJ | HYBRITECH, INC. | NA | 591597 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |