FDA recall Z-2938-2020

Qiagen Sciences LLC · Class II · device

Product

QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel REF 691223 (US IVD under FDA EUA) - Product Usage: intended for the qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acid from multiple respiratory viral and bacterial organisms, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) eluted in universal transport media collected from patients suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider.

Reason for recall

There is an increased rate of potential false positive results for the Influenza A (no subtype) target, which may lead to 1) inappropriate antiviral use, 2) erroneous or delayed differential diagnosis and missing of an alternative diagnosis.

Distribution

US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, WA.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2020-07-15
Report date
2020-09-16
Termination date
2021-03-22
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Germantown, MD, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2938-2020