FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1813495 · Received August 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-00614
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 24, 2010
Date of Event
July 28, 2010
Report Date
August 24, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT WAS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RANGES. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE OLD STYLE PUMP AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEWER SYRINGE PUMP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING MULTIPLE LOW CREATININE (CRE) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER OF WHICH 2 RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLES WERE RERUN ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT AND HIGHER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED. THE ORIGINAL RESULTS WERE ALL "<0.1MG/DL" AND UPON RERUN THE RESULTS WERE IN THE RANGE OF 0.71-2.92MG/DL. THERE WAS NO AFFECT TO PATIENT TREATMENT AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1