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195-100 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
False Positive Result (1227)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/25/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The remainder of the investigation remains in progress.A supplemental report will be provided after completion.
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer reported an unconfirmed false positive result with the binaxnow covid-19 ag card home test.No additional patient information, including treatment and outcome, was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Testing was performed in triplicate at abbott diagnostics scarborough, inc.On retained kit lot 149037 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 195-100/195-200/ lot 149037 and device part number 195-230wl/195-430wl / lot 146272.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 149037 showed that the complaint rate is (b)(4).Abbott diagnostics scarborough, inc.Was unable to determine the exact root cause of the reported issue; however, it could possibly be related to issues including the home test user performance or interpretation of the result.
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