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Digene Corp: Digene''s Hybrid Capture 2 HPV DNA Test, Catalog # 5101-1096

Recall number
Z-0654-03
Recalling firm
Digene Corp
Product
Digene''s Hybrid Capture 2 HPV DNA Test, Catalog # 5101-1096
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2003-02-07
Posted
2003-03-19
Terminated
2003-07-16
Reason
In Vitro diagnostic test kit may produce false positive patient results
Root cause
Other
Action
The firm notified consignees by phone and fax 2/7/03 and advised of potential for false positive patient results. Firms were instructed to destroy remaining inventory for replacement. Consignees were asked to return response form.
Quantity
1858 kits/ 96 assays per kit
Distribution
Domestic product was sold to distributors and end users nationwide and to foreign consignees in Barbados and Spain. Product labeled for export only was distributed to Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the UK. Firm estimates that 40% of distributed product may remain in user channels.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot 2447/ exp 2004-01 Lot 2476/ exp 2003-08-14 Lot 2569/ exp 2003-09-24 Lot 2570/ exp 2003-11 Lot 2577/ exp 2003-09-24 Lot 2646/ exp 2003-08
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
["P890064S006"]
Product code
MAQ
Firm FEI
3003572099
Firm city
Gaithersburg
Firm state
MD
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
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