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Alerta De Seguridad O Notificaciones De Seguridad para Biokit Best 2000 laboratory analyser used in combination with the BioMerieux Vironostika HIV Uni-Form II Ag/Ab assay

Según Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, este evento ( alerta de seguridad o notificaciones de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United Kingdom que fue producido por N/A.

¿Qué es esto?

Las notificaciones de seguridad de campo son comunicaciones sobre acciones que se pueden estar tomando en relación con un producto que se encuentra en el mercado, enviadas por los fabricantes de dispositivos médicos o sus representantes. Estas notificaciones son principalmente para trabajadores de la salud, pero también para usuarios. Pueden incluir alertas y retiro de equipos.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert / Field Safety Notice
  • ID del evento
    MDA/2005/036
  • Número del evento
    CON1004063
  • Fecha
    2005-06-23
  • País del evento
    United Kingdom
  • Fuente del evento
    MHRA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141206095400/http://www.mhra.gov.uk/PrintPreview/PublicationSP/CON1004063
  • Notas / Alertas
    Data from the United Kingdom is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
  • Causa
    False results may be observed when using this combination of assay and laboratory analyser. this combination has not been validated by either manufacturer. the mhra has received a report from a laboratory of an unrepeatable positive hiv test result. the positive result was not confirmed when further routine testing was carried out. the result was generated using a biokit best 2000 laboratory analyser in combination with the biomerieux vironostika hiv uni-form ii ag/ab assay. the cause of the false result has not been determined. however, biokit has stated that they have not validated this test for use on the analyser and they cannot guarantee the accuracy, reproducibility or performance of this combination. biomerieux has stated that although the analyser meets the specifications set out in their instructions for use, this combination of assay and laboratory analyser has not been validated by them.
  • Acción
    Do not use this (or any other) combination of assay and laboratory analyser unless you have verified that the combination of assay and laboratory analyser has been properly validated for safety, quality and performance. ACTION DEADLINES FOR THE SAFETY ALERT BROADCAST SYSTEM (SABS) Trust managers should ensure that measures to implement the 'Actions' specified above are planned and completed in line with the following SABS deadlines. Further information about SABS can be found at: www.info.doh.gov.uk/sar/cmopatie.nsf

Device

Biokit Best 2000 laboratory analyser used in combination with the BioMerieux Vironostika HIV Uni-...
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Biokit Best 2000 laboratory analyser used in combination with the BioMerieux Vironostika HIV Uni-Form II Ag/Ab assay. The Biokit Best 2000 is also on the market as the Dynex Technologies DSX laboratory analyser. PROBLEM: The MHRA has received a report from a laboratory of an unrepeatable positive HIV test result. The positive result was not confirmed when further routine testing was carried out. The result was generated using a Biokit Best 2000 laboratory analyser in combination with the BioMerieux Vironostika HIV Uni-Form II Ag/Ab assay. The cause of the false result has not been determined. However, Biokit has stated that they have not validated this test for use on the analyser and they cannot guarantee the accuracy, reproducibility or performance of this combination. BioMerieux has stated that although the analyser meets the specifications set out in their instructions for use, this combination of assay and laboratory analyser has not been validated by them. ACTION:
  • Manufacturer
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Manufacturer

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  • Source
    MHRA