FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel REF 691223 (US IVD under FDA EUA) - Product Usage: intended for the qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acid from multiple respiratory viral and bacterial organisms, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) eluted in universal transport media collected from patients suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider.

Recall: Z-2938-2020 · Reported September 16, 2020

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2938-2020
Event ID
86149
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Qiagen Sciences LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 16, 2020
Initiation Date
July 15, 2020
Classification Date
September 4, 2020
Termination Date
March 22, 2021
Address
19300 Germantown Rd, Germantown, MD, 20874-1415, United States

Description

QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel REF 691223 (US IVD under FDA EUA) - Product Usage: intended for the qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acid from multiple respiratory viral and bacterial organisms, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) eluted in universal transport media collected from patients suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider.

Reason

There is an increased rate of potential false positive results for the Influenza A (no subtype) target, which may lead to 1) inappropriate antiviral use, 2) erroneous or delayed differential diagnosis and missing of an alternative diagnosis.

Code Info

lots 166020729, 166022794, 166023368, 166023399, 166023400, 166024163, 166024165, 166024166, 166025078, 166025888, 166025889, 166028721, 166028722, 166029506, 166029508

Distribution

US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, WA.

Quantity

1474 kits