FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1731071 · Received June 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00263
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 22, 2010
Date of Event
May 25, 2010
Report Date
June 17, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JHS
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE WAS CENTRIFUGED FOR 10 MINUTES AT 3500 RPM. QC WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. A SYSTEM CHECK PERFORMED ON (B)(4) 2010 WAS WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS ON-SITE (B)(4) 2010. FSE PERFORMED A SYSTEM CHECK AND QC AND BOTH MET SPECIFICATIONS. NO HARDWARE ISSUES WERE NOTED. 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 AN ERRONEOUSLY ELEVATED CKMB RESULT GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE INITIAL CKMB RESULT WAS ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE AND DID NOT FIT THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL HISTORY. UPON REPEAT, THE RESULT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JHS BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1