FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1702542 · Received May 28, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00220
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 28, 2010
Date of Event
May 4, 2010
Report Date
May 28, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JHS
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLES WERE SERUM COLLECTED IN SST TUBES AND CENTRIFUGED FOR 10 MINUTES AT 3000 RPM. QC WAS WITHIN ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT. SYSTEM CHECK PERFORMED ON (B)(4) 2010 WAS WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS ON-SITE (B)(4) 2010. FSE REPLACED THE INCUBATOR BELT AND CLIPS, CLEANED THE WASH CAROUSEL AND VERIFIED THE ALIGNMENTS AND ULTRASONICS. NO HARDWARE ISSUES WERE NOTED. A SYSTEM CHECK AND QC WERE PERFORMED AND WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. ALTHOUGH HARDWARE ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED, A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING A CKMB RESULT ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 600I SYNCHRON ACCESS CLINICAL SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. UPON REPEAT THE RESULT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. 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 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JHS BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1