FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXL 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1781561 · Received August 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00388
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 3, 2010
Date of Event
July 2, 2010
Report Date
July 30, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JHS
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE WAS LI HEPARIN PLASMA COLLECTED IN A PST TUBE AND CENTRIFUGED FOR 5 MINUTES AT 6000 RPM. QC WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT. A SYSTEM CHECK PERFORMED ON 06/14/2010 MET SPECIFICATIONS. PER CUSTOMER, THIS SAMPLE COLLECTION TUBE WAS ONLY 2/3 OF THE RECOMMENDED FILL VOLUME. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE AND REPLACED SOME HARDWARE AFTER WHICH A SYSTEM CHECK, PRECISION RUN AND QC PERFORMED ALL MET SPECIFICATIONS. ALTHOUGH A SAMPLE ISSUE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT, A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING A CKMB RESULT ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. UPON REPEAT, THE RESULT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. 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® DXL 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JHS BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXI 800 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1