FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 880I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1600067 · Received February 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00057
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 16, 2010
Date of Event
January 21, 2010
Report Date
February 16, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
KXT
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CALIBRATION, QC AND SYSTEM CHECK DATA WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED: THE FSE PERFORMED HARDWARE VERIFICATION AND CARRYOVER TESTING; RESULTS MET PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS. NO HARDWARE ISSUES WERE NOTED. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A MALFUNCTION WILL BE ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER OBTAINED A DIGOXIN RESULT ABOVE THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE RESULT OF 2.11 NG/ML WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB AND IT WAS QUESTIONED BY THE PHYSICIAN. THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WAS RE-TESTED SEVERAL TIMES AND REPEATED RESULTS WERE BELOW THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE OF 0.35-0.70 NG/ML. NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY, OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 880I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER KXT BECKMAN COULTER INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1