FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ICON II HCG (URINE)

MDR report key: 42930 · 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 *