FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1282031 · Received December 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
2122870-2008-00426
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 24, 2008
Date of Event
December 15, 2008
Report Date
December 24, 2008
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NO INFORMATION

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION DATA WAS NOT SUPPLIED. QC WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE FSE PROGRAMMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING VIA PRO SERVICE WHICH THE CUSTOMER RAN. THE FSE ANALYZED THE RESULTS AND THE TESTING PASSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SERVICE WAS SUPPLIED TO DATE. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE. A MALFUNCTION WILL BE ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI), REGARDING AN ERRONEOUSLY HIGH TROPONIN (ACCU TNI) RESULT GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. A SAMPLE FROM A PATIENT GAVE AN ACCU TNI RESULT OF 4.52NG/ML. THE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WAS RE-TESTED AND REPEATED RESULT WAS 0.02NG/ML. THERE WAS NO EFFECT TO PATIENT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA