FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1562342 · Received December 21, 2009

Report

Report Number
2122870-2009-00386
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2009
Date of Event
December 3, 2009
Report Date
December 21, 2009
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
LTJ
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT. SPECIFIC QC DATA HAS NOT BEEN SUPPLIED TO DATE. A SYSTEM CHECK PERFORMED ON 12/02/2009 PASSED WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMER'S REAGENT INVENTORY REPORTS FROM THIS INSTRUMENT AND ANOTHER INSTRUMENT DO SHOW REAGENT PACKS LOADED ON BOTH INSTRUMENTS. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT AS THE CUSTOMER IS NOT QUESTIONING INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH PACK SHARING MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERRONEOUSLY LOW RESULT, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT TO DATE. A MALFUNCTION WILL BE ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT SAMPLE WAS TESTED FOR HYB- PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (HYB-PSA) AND A RESULT OF 0.00NG/ML WAS OBTAINED. UPON REPEAT TESTING THE HYB-PSA RESULT WAS ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE (7NG/ML). THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER LTJ BECKMAN COULTER INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1