MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC CLEARVIEW STREP A EXACT II DIPSTICK 30T; STREP A RAPID TEST STRIP

Model Number IST-501

Device Problem False Negative Result (1225)

Patient Problems No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Code Available (3191)

Event Date 04/27/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Investigation conclusion: false negative strep a results were not replicated in-house with retain products.Retain products were tested with strep a cutoff positive sample (2.5e07org/ml).All results were positive at read time and met qc specifications.No false negative results were obtained during in-house testing.Manufacturing batch record review did not uncover any abnormalities.A negative result may be obtained if the concentration of the strep a antigen present in the throat swab is not adequate or is below the detectable level of the test.Based on the information available, there is no indication of a product deficiency and no corrective action is required.

Event Description

On (b)(6) 2018, the patient presented at the urgent care facility with a sore throat.Upon the initial examination, the customer noted that the patient's throat only appeared a little red and it was not immediately evident the patient had strep a.A test was performed with a clearview strep a exact ii dipstick test using a dual swab technique and a negative result was obtained at the 5 minute read time.The second throat swab was sent to (b)(6) laboratory for culture confirmation.The patient was diagnosed with pharyngitis and sent home.Two hours after test was performed on the clearview strep a exact ii dipstick test, the operator noticed a faint positive line had developed in the test region and forwarded this information to the customer.On (b)(6) 2018, the customer contacted the patient to inform the patient of the positive result and prescribe amoxicillin.At this time, the throat culture results had not been received.On (b)(6) 2018, the customer obtained a positive result from the confirmatory throat culture.The report indicated that there were a few colonies of strep a on the culture.The culture was performed on strep a specific bacitracin disk.The customer proceeded to attempt to contact patient to inform of the positive confirmatory test and ensure the patient had begun the prescribed course of antibiotics.On (b)(6) 2018, the patient returned to the urgent care facility for an unrelated issue and was provided the results of the confirmatory throat culture.The patient subsequently began the prescribed amoxicillin.Troubleshooting was conducted with the customer.The customer was advised results should not be interpreted after the read time and a faint positive line after the read time may indicate the sample concentration is below the level of detection.

Manufacturer Narrative

Medical advisor review and input indicated the need for a correction in the mdr filing decision.

• Brand Name: CLEARVIEW STREP A EXACT II DIPSTICK 30T
• Type of Device: STREP A RAPID TEST STRIP
• Manufacturer (Section D): ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC; 9975 summers ridge road; san diego CA 92121
• Manufacturer Contact: ya-ling king ; 9975 summers ridge road; san diego, CA 92121 ; 8588052084
• MDR Report Key: 7563182
• MDR Text Key: 109898568
• Report Number: 2027969-2018-00068
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GTY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10815845020024
• UDI-Public: (01)10815845020024(17)191031(10)STA7110016
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K010582
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: consumer,health professional
• Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/01/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 10/31/2019
• Device Model Number: IST-501
• Device Lot Number: STA7110016
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 05/02/2018
• Initial Date FDA Received: 06/01/2018
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 05/02/2018
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 07/13/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other
• Patient Age: 11 YR