FDA Device

CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN LATERAL FLOW ASSAY, IMMY, Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Cryptococcal Antigen in serum and CSF, REF CR2003, IVD, UDI: (01)00816387020919

Hazard

The firm found immunoassay products used to detect cryptococcal antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid to have reduced specificity (90% now versus 99% before). As a result, a small number of samples with positive test results may be false positives, which may cause some patients to initiate unnecessary anti-fungal therapy. Samples with negative test results are NOT affected.

What You Should Do

Remedy

Customers who received product were contacted via letter Urgent: Medical Device Recall, Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay, dated January 3, 2022, beginning January 3, 2022, to locate and immediately destroy their affected devices. A recall notification and response form was attached to the email that is to be completed by the customers and returned to the firm.

Products

CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN LATERAL FLOW ASSAY, IMMY, Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Cryptococcal Antigen in serum and CSF, REF CR2003, IVD, UDI: (01)00816387020919
Brand
Immuno-Mycologics, Inc
UPC
F1021035 and F1021036

Units Affected

411 kits