FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1766530 · Received July 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00353
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 22, 2010
Date of Event
May 25, 2010
Report Date
July 21, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE CUSTOMER SENT SAMPLE TO CUSTOMER PRODUCT LINE SUPPORT (CPLS) FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING. CPLS TESTING CONFIRMS ROOT CAUSE TO BE BIOTIN INTERFERENCE (PATIENT SOURCE INTERFERENCE) IN THE TT3 ASSAY. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC., (BCI) REGARDING ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE RESULTS FOR TOTAL TRIIODOTHYRONINE (TT3) AND THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. SUBSEQUENT TESTING ON AN ALTERNATE METHODOLOGY PRODUCED LOWER RESULTS FOR BOTH ANALYTES. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT AFFECT TO THE PATIENT OR USER ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED 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 JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1