ALERE DETERMINE HIV-1/2 AG/AB COMBO
Report
- Report Number
- 1221359-2019-00087
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 16, 2019
- Report Date
- December 16, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
- Product Code
- MZF
- UDI-DI
- 10811877010293
- PMA / PMN Number
- BP120037-0
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
TESTING WAS PERFORMED AT ABBOT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(6) ON RETAINED KIT LOT 111287 WITH THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL WHOLE BLOOD AND SERUM-PLASMA CONTROL SAMPLES: (B)(6). ALL TEST RESULTS WERE VALID AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORDS FOR LOT 111287 WERE REVIEWED. THIS LOT MET THE REQUIRED RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED AS: (CONFIRMED AND UNCONFIRMED) CONFLICTING RESULTS RELATED TO LOT NUMBER 111287 SHOWED THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE IS (B)(4). THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE PRODUCT IS PERFORMING OUTSIDE LABEL CLAIMS. ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS (B)(6) 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.
A CUSTOMER REPORTED OBSERVING A "WHITE LINE" (NO PINK) ON THE ANTIGEN (AG) LINE WHEN PERFORMING ALERE DETERMINE (B)(6) COMBO TEST (SAMPLE TYPE NOT PROVIDED). THE CUSTOMER REPEATED THE TEST (SAMPLE TYPE UNKNOWN) ON THE SAME ALERE DETERMINE (B)(6) COMBO KIT LOT AND OBSERVED "A LITTLE PINK" ON THE AG LINE. CONFIRMATION TESTING (TESTING METHODOLOGY NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED) WAS (B)(6). PATIENT GENDER, PREGNANCY STATUS, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME ARE UNKNOWN. ATTEMPTS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE ALERE DETERMINE (B)(6) COMBO PRODUCT INSERT PROVIDES IMAGES OF RESULT INTERPRETATION. NONREACTIVE TEST RESULTS ARE SHOWN AS WHITE LINES IN THE ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY TEST AREA. ALTHOUGH WHITE LINES ARE NOT AN UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT TESTING THE SAME PATIENT SAMPLE OR A SECOND SAMPLE FROM THE SAME PATIENT TESTED ON THE SAME DAY AS THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WOULD RETURN THE SAME RESULT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267627 | ALERE DETERMINE HIV-1/2 AG/AB COMBO | IVD FOR HIV 1/2 AG/AB | MZF | ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC. | 111287 | 10811877010293 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |