FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

B-D

MDR report key: 476229 · Received July 21, 2003

Report

Report Number
MW4003543
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 21, 2003
Report Date
May 20, 2003
Manufacturer
B-D
Product Code
JHI
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DR. STATED THAT PTS HAVE BEEN USING THE REFERENCED DEVICES WITH FEW FALSE POSITIVES DURING THE 13 YEARS HE HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, HE HAS NOTICED A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FALSE POSITIVES. DR. STATED THAT HE CALLED ONE MFR FOR ONE OF THE DEVICES THAT APPEARED TO BE PROBLEMATIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO QUALITY ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE DEVICE IS MFR'ED USING MOUSE MONO-CLONAL CELLS WHICH CAN PRODUCE A FALSE POSITIVE IF THE INDIVIDUAL BEING TESTED HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO OR HANDLED MICE. THE TWO DEVICES THAT DR. HAS NOTICED THE MOST PROBLEM WITH ARE OV-CON 25 MFR'ED BY "BECTION-DICTON" AND QUIDEL MFR'ED BU QUICKVIEW, SAN DIEGO, CA. DR. IS SENDING ADDITION INFO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 B-D OV-CON 25 JHI B-D * *
2 QUICKVIEW QUIDEL PREGNANCY TEST JHI QUIDEL * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *