FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

INVADER DNA ASSAY REAGENTS

MDR report key: 686197 · Received March 13, 2006

Report

Report Number
2134294-2006-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 13, 2006
Date of Event
February 23, 2006
Report Date
March 13, 2006
Manufacturer
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
LDT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT SAMPLE WAS TESTED AT MEDICAL CENTER 3 TIMES WITH THE INVADER ASR ON 1/24/06. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS HETEROZYGOUS (HET) GENOTYPE CALL FOLLOWED BY TWO WILD TYPE (WT) CALLS IN SEPARATE RUNS. THE LAB DIRECTOR BELIEVED THE HET RESULT WAS DUE TO AN ABNORMALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF DNA USED BASED ON THE SIGNAL STRENGTH. IN OTHER WORDS. THE DISCREPANT RESULT WAS LIKELY DUE TO TECHNOLOGIST ERROR RATHER THAN INSTRUMENT OR ASSAY SPECIFIC ERROR. THE CLINICIAN SUBMITTED AN ADDITIONAL BLOOD SAMPLE FROM THE PATIENT FOR TESTING THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEW RESULT WAS A WT GENOTYPE CALL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INVADER DNA ASSAY REAGENTS * LDT THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. * 02121350

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Other