FDA recall Z-1126-2021

Confirm Biosciences Inc · Class II · device

Product

Orient Gene COVID- 19 IgG/ IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) REF GCCOV-402a - Product Usage: is a lateral flow immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection and differentiation of IgM and IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV- 2 in human venous whole blood, plasma from anticoagulated blood or serum.

Reason for recall

Due to two (2) issues: 1) The firm distributed COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes outside of the Emergency Use Authorization to non-certified Clinical Laboratories. 2) COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes were not adequately validated for its intended use (fingerstick tests for in-home use/testing).

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY. The countries of Australia, Mexico, Honduras, Spain, Sierra Leone, Bahamas, Ecuador, Turkey, Romania, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Ghana, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, India, United Kingdom, West Indies, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, Romania, Argentina, Honduras, Russian Federation, R¿publique D¿mocratique du Congo, Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Greece, Saudi Arabia, and Portugal.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2021-01-29
Report date
2021-02-24
Termination date
2022-12-13
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
San Diego, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1126-2021