FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO

MDR report key: 7542498 · Received May 24, 2018

Report

Report Number
1221359-2018-00036
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 24, 2018
Date of Event
September 1, 2016
Report Date
May 24, 2018
Manufacturer
ALERE SCARBOROUGH INC.
Product Code
MZF
UDI-DI
07290015003742
PMA / PMN Number
BP120037-0
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON RETAINED KIT LOT 151224 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 151224 WERE REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED (B)(6) RELATED TO LOT 151224 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRODUCT IS PERFORMING OUTSIDE LABEL CLAIMS. AN EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE RESULT 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 LABEL CLAIMS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) RESULT WAS REPORTED ON A WHOLE BLOOD (FINGERSTICK) SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO. A (B)(6). A (B)(6) 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. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT MALFUNCTION BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND ASSESSED BY ALERE (B)(4), INC.; HOWEVER, THIS MDR IS A RETROSPECTIVE FILING IN RESPONSE TO AN OBSERVATION FROM AN FDA INSPECTION CONDUCTED (B)(4) TO (B)(4) 2018 AT ALERE (B)(4), INC. ((B)(4)).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
384084 ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO IVD FOR HIV AG/AB MZF ALERE SCARBOROUGH INC. 151224 07290015003742

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1