The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1637-2024·Announced 2024-05-01

Medical diagnostic test kits recalled due to misaligned results window

Quidel InflammaDry MMP-9 test kits are recalled because the test results window is misaligned. Positive results may be hidden from view, potentially causing false negative readings.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall of a diagnostic medical device with a functional defect that can cause false negative results. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, the defect represents a significant risk-of-harm scenario where diagnostic accuracy is compromised.

Plain-English summary

Quidel Corporation is recalling 31,140 units of the InflammaDry MMP-9 Test (REF: PRS-ID-20, Lot 162620 and 162748) due to a manufacturing defect.

The test device has a control line window and a test results window. The test results window line is misaligned, which can hide positive test results under the cassette, resulting in false negative readings where positive results go undetected.

This product was distributed nationwide across the United States and internationally to Canada, United Kingdom, China, South Korea, Belgium, Chile, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

The recalled product

Product
QUIDEL InflammaDry MMP-9 Test, REF: PRS-ID-20, 20 Tests
Manufacturer
Quidel Corporation
Hazard
  • false-negative-results
  • misalignment

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UDI: 30014613336747/Lot # 162620 and 162748

Distribution

Distributed in 44 states:

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV