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195-160 |
| 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 |
12/28/2021
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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 consumer reported a false positive result with the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test performed on (b)(6) 2021.Confirmation testing was performed twice on the same day with an at-home pcr machine/nucleic acid test offered by cue health and generated negative results.The consumer stated that he was symptomatic for one day.No additional patient information, including treatment and outcome, was provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Clarification on the answser for b6.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Testing was performed at abbott diagnostics scarborough, inc.On retained kit lot 174151a 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 195-260/ lot 174151a and test base part number 195-430h / lot 171699.The lot met the required release specifications.A review of the complaints reported as false positive patient results (confirmed and unconfirmed, conflicting results) related to kit lot 174151a showed that the complaint rate is (b)(4).In conclusion, 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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