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Device product

Remel X/pect Flu A&B Control Swabs, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Ref R246003, each package contains 20 Flu A Control Swabs and 20 Flu B Control Swabs, each swab is individually packaged in a foil pouch. The firm name on the label is Remel Europe, Ltd., Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom. Product is a test kit containing characterized positive and negative controls intended for use in qualitative procedures as external quality control material for the Remel Xpect Flu A&B test kit.

Z-1962-2013

February 19, 2013

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Remel Inc
Event
Event 64711
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
96 kits of 20 swab sets
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1962-2013

Official wording

Reason: Flu A+ Control Swabs incorrectly give Flu A- results when used for quality control testing with the Xpect Flu A&B test kit.

Code information: Lot 260745, exp. 5/31/2014

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution: AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA, and WI.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Flu A+ Control Swabs incorrectly give Flu A- results when used for quality control testing with the Xpect Flu A&B test kit.