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APTIMA MULTITEST SPECIMEN COLLECTION KIT

Received Oct 27, 2025 · Event occurred Oct 2, 2025

Report 2024800-2025-00069 · MDR key 23393155

Device

Generic name

Device, Specimen Collection

Manufacturer

Hologic, Inc.

Catalog number

ASY-08848

Lot number

922935

Product problems

  • Material Separation
  • Material Separation

Patient

NA · Unknown

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

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2025, CUSTOMER REPORTED TO HOLOGIC THAT THEY HAD AN APTIMA MULTITEST SWAB SPECIMEN COLLECTION KIT (LN 922935) BOX THAT CONTAINED SWABS WITH TIPS THAT WERE DETACHING FROM THE STICK. CUSTOMER REPORTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO USE THE SWABS IN THE KIT BOX. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, AND NO PATIENTS WERE AFFECTED AS THE SWABS WERE UNUSED. HOLOGIC HAS NOT LEARNED OF ANY ADVERSE OUTCOMES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

HOLOGIC ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO THE CUSTOMER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SWAB LOT BUT CUSTOMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOLOGIC EVALUATED RETENTION MATERIALS FROM THIS LOT LN 922935 BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CUSTOMER ISSUE. HOLOGIC HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF ANY ADVERSE OUTCOMES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. H3 OTHER TEXT: OTHER.