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195-160 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
False Negative Result (1225)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
11/22/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This investigation is still in progress.Once the investigation is complete a supplemental report will be provided.
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Event or Problem Description
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The consumer reported an unconfirmed false negative result with the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test.The customer also reported a vertical red line by the swab area.The consumer confirmed that the patient is symptomatic.No additional patient information, including patient out come was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Testing was performed at abbott diagnostics scarborough, inc.On retained kit lot 153670 with internal positive quality control samples and negative quality control swabs.All test results were valid and performed as expected.Additionally, the manufacturing records and quality control release testing was reviewed for test kit part number 195-160 / lot: 153670 , test base part number 195-430h / lot: 153670.The lot met the required release specifications.A review of the complaints reported as false negative patient results (confirmed and unconfirmed, conflicting results) related to kit lot 153670 showed that the complaint rate is (b)(4).Abbott diagnostics scarborough was unable to determine the exact root cause of the reported issue; however, it could possibly be related to issues including the self-test user performance, interpretation of the result, or the specific patient sample.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide corrected data and additional information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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