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KIT FLU A+B 30 TEST PHYSICIAN VERITOR

Received Mar 7, 2021 · Event occurred Feb 8, 2021

Report 3006948883-2021-00282 · MDR key 11426308

Device

Generic name

Devices Detecting Influenza A, B, And C Virus Antigens

Model number

256045

Catalog number

256045

Lot number

0136461

Product problems

  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings

Patient

Not reported

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A DEVICE EVALUATION AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW IS ANTICIPATED, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING KIT FLU A+B 30 TEST PHYSICIAN VERITOR 15 FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED BY THE LABORATORY PERSONNEL. A PCR TEST WAS USED TO CONFIRM THE RESULTS AS FALSE POSITIVES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

H6: INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THIS STATEMENT IS TO SUMMARIZE THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS REGARDING YOUR COMPLAINT THAT ALLEGES FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS WHEN USING KIT FLU A+B 30 TEST PHYSICIAN VERITOR (MN# 256045), BATCH NUMBER 0136461. BD QUALITY PERFORMS A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE FALSE POSITIVE COMPLAINTS. THIS APPROACH INVOLVES REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING BATCH HISTORY RECORDS, TESTING OF RETENTION SAMPLES, AND TESTING OF CUSTOMER RETURNED SAMPLES, IF APPLICABLE. AN INVESTIGATION AND TESTING WERE PERFORMED ON THE BATCH NUMBER PROVIDED. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. THE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. BD QUALITY WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR FOR TRENDS. H3 OTHER TEXT : SEE H10.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING KIT FLU A+B 30 TEST PHYSICIAN VERITOR 15 FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED BY THE LABORATORY PERSONNEL. A PCR TEST WAS USED TO CONFIRM THE RESULTS AS FALSE POSITIVES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.