Reported Sep 22, 2021 · Terminated

Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay Emergency Use Authorization- Ref: M124. The Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay is a real-time…

Quidel Corporation

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Quidel Corporation · 2005 E State St Ste 100 · Athens, OH · 45701-2125

Is this the product you have?

  • Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2
  • Assay Emergency Use Authorization- RefM124. The Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay is a real-time RT-PCR assay intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in nasal (NS), nasopharyngeal (NP), or oropharyngeal (OP) direct swab specimens from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider
Lot codes and dates
  • All lots
Amount recalled
81,910 kits

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Revised Instructions for Use: Potential for specimens from patients with high SARS-CoV-2 viral loads to be falsely interpreted as negative if target amplification occurs prior to a cycle-threshold (Ct) value of 5 when using the Thermo Fisher QuantStudio 7 Pro, the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx, the Applied Biosystems 7500, the Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch", the Roche LightCycler LC 480 II/ cobas z 480, or the Qiagen Rotor-Gene¿ MDx.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 2, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:40 PM UTC

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