CHEMSTRIP 10 URINE TEST STRIPS
Received May 27, 2020 · Event occurred May 6, 2020
Report 1823260-2020-01303 · MDR key 10091553
Device
Generic name
Urine Test Strips
Manufacturer
Roche DiagnosticsModel number
CHEMSTRIP 10Catalog number
11203479119
Lot number
36897401
Product problems
- False Negative Result
- False Negative Result
Patient
Not reported
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THE RETENTION MATERIAL OF LOT 368974 WAS CHECKED BY VISUAL READING WITH NATIVE URINE, A SPECIFIC GRAVITY DILUTION SERIES, A LEUKOCYTES DILUTION SERIES, A PH VALUE DILUTION SERIES, A NITRITE DILUTION SERIES, A PROTEIN DILUTION SERIES, A GLUCOSE DILUTION SERIES, A KETONE DILUTION SERIES, A UROBILINOGEN DILUTION SERIES, A BILIRUBIN DILUTION SERIES, AND AN ERYTHROCYTES DILUTION SERIES WERE TESTED. NO FALSE NEGATIVE OR ABNORMAL RESULTS RECEIVED. THE RETENTION MATERIAL SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES AND FULFILLED REQUIREMENTS.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THE REPORTER'S PRODUCT WAS REQUESTED FOR INVESTIGATION. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).
Description of Event or Problem
THE INITIAL REPORTER STATED THEY RECEIVED FALSE NEGATIVE NITRITE RESULTS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES TESTED WITH CHEMSTRIP 10 TEST STRIPS. THESE PATIENTS HAD URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, BUT THE TEST STRIP RESULTS DID NOT INDICATE AS SUCH. THE REPORTER MENTIONED THAT IN (B)(6) 2020, THEY HAD THREE PATIENTS WHO WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND OUT THEY HAD URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AFTER HAVING BEEN TESTED AT THE CUSTOMER SITE WITH THE AFFECTED TEST STRIPS DURING THE SAME WEEK.