BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO

    MDR report key: 7542501 · Received May 24, 2018

    Report

    Report Number
    1221359-2018-00057
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 24, 2018
    Date of Event
    September 12, 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
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    IN-HOUSE TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON RETAINED KIT LOT 160515 WITH THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL SERUM/PLASMA CONTROL SAMPLES: (B)(6). ALL TEST RESULTS WERE VALID AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORDS FOR LOT 160515 WAS REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED UNUSED DEVICES OF A DIFFERENT KIT LOT (160630). THE DEVICES WERE TESTED WITH THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL SERUM/PLASMA CONTROL SAMPLES: (B)(6). ALL QC RESULTS WERE AS EXPECTED. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED (B)(6) RELATED TO LOT NUMBER 160515 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRODUCT IS PERFORMING OUTSIDE LABEL CLAIMS. THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. 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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    A (B)(6) RESULT WAS REPORTED ON A PLASMA SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO. THE PATIENT WAS CONFIRMED (B)(6) TEST. 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
    382589 ALERE DETERMINE HIV 1/2 AG/AB COMBO IVD FOR HIV AG/AB MZF ALERE SCARBOROUGH INC. 160515 07290015003742

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1