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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

QFT TB Antigen Tube. QIAGEN Sciences, LLC. The QuantiFERON TB-Gold is an indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection (including disease)

Z-1230-2016

February 02, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Qiagen Sciences LLC
Event
Event 73384
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
The total amount of product distributed 152,900 Tubes
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1230-2016

Official wording

Reason: Potential for obtaining a false positive result due to the possibility of endotoxin presence.

Code information: CODE(S): a. Cat # 0592-0201 Lot #A150135A TB Antigen Tube Expiry: April 2016 b. Cat # 0590-0201 Lot #059061291 TB-Nil 200pk Expiry: April 2016 c. Cat # 0597-0201 Lot #059772271 SPP Expiry: April 2016 d. Cat # 0597-0701 Lot #059772281 SPP-Luer Expiry: April 2016 e. Cat # 622686 Lot #059087361 TB-Nil 200 PK Expiry: April 2016

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the state of : Georgia., and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Korea (South) Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian (Federation), Singapore, Turkey and South Africa.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for obtaining a false positive result due to the possibility of endotoxin presence.