ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO
Report
- Report Number
- 1221359-2018-00023
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 19, 2018
- Date of Event
- January 11, 2018
- Report Date
- April 19, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ALERE SCARBOROUGH INC.
- Product Code
- MZF
- UDI-DI
- 07290015003735
- PMA / PMN Number
- BP120037-0
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ALERE (B)(4) ON RETAINED KIT LOT 170406 WITH THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL WHOLE BLOOD CONTROL SAMPLES: (B)(6). ALL TEST RESULTS WERE VALID AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORDS FOR LOT 170406 WERE REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED (B)(6) RELATED TO LOT NUMBER 170406 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRODUCT IS PERFORMING OUTSIDE LABEL CLAIMS. ALERE (B)(4) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE RESULTS OBTAINED MAY POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE SAMPLE MAY HAVE CONTAINED SPECIFIC SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE RESULTS. THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS DEVICE LOT IS PERFORMING WITHIN LABELED CLAIMS.
(B)(6) RESULT WAS REPORTED ON A BLOOD SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO. THE UNIGOLD RAPID TEST AS WELL AS A 4TH GENERATION EIA TEST WERE BOTH (B)(6) AND A QUANTITATIVE PCR TEST WAS (B)(6). THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE PATIENT GENDER, PREGNANCY STATUS, TREATMENT AND PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288279 | ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO | IVD FOR HIV AG/AB | MZF | ALERE SCARBOROUGH INC. | 170406 | 07290015003735 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |