MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS CIDEX® OPA TEST STRIPS; BIOCIDES TEST STRIPS (JOJ)

Catalog Number 20392

Device Problem Expiration Date Error (2528)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 08/21/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Concomitant medical products: cidex® opa solution.Asp complaint ref #: (b)(4).

Event Description

A customer reported using expired cidex® opa test strips to test their cidex® opa solution and the instruments that were cleaned in the tested cidex® opa solution were released and used on 4-6 patients.They stated quality control testing was performed when the cidex® opa test strip bottle was opened, and the open date and do not use after date were documented.However, it was not noticed that the do not use after date was after the manufacturer expiration date marked on the bottle and the customer did not realize the strips were expired until after they were used.There was no report of infection, injury or harm to patient(s) associated with this issue at this time.The customer confirmed they have discarded any remaining expired cidex® opa test strips and was reminded to follow the instructions for use (ifu) which states the unused cidex® opa test strips should be discarded after the expiration date on the outside of the bottle even if it has not reached the 90-day open date.As a matter of policy, advanced sterilization products (asp) has decided to report cases where a customer uses expired product and releases it for use on patients since they cannot guarantee high-level disinfection has been achieved.

Manufacturer Narrative

D4: expiration date correction from 5/29/2019 to 5/28/2019.H3: asp investigation summary: the investigation included a review of the batch history record, complaint trending by lot number, system risk analysis (sra).The batch history record was reviewed and test specifications for product release were met.No issues were observed that would contribute to the complaint.Complaint trending by lot number was reviewed for the prior six months from open date and no significant trend was observed.The sra indicates the risk associated with exposure to biohazardous, pathogenic or infectious material is "low." the assignable cause of this issue was due user error.The customer did not follow the instructions for use and used the cidex opa test strips beyond the expiration date.A customer letter will be sent to remind the customer to always follow the ifu.The issue will continue to be tracked and trended.Asp complaint ref #: (b)(4).

• Brand Name: CIDEX® OPA TEST STRIPS
• Type of Device: BIOCIDES TEST STRIPS (JOJ)
• Manufacturer (Section D): ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS; 33 technology drive; irvine CA 92618
• MDR Report Key: 9035119
• MDR Text Key: 158624953
• Report Number: 2084725-2019-00941
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JOJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20705037045553
• UDI-Public: 20705037045553
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K991709
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 08/30/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/13/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/28/2019
• Device Catalogue Number: 20392
• Device Lot Number: 032699
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 10/17/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1