FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AU640 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1814842 · Received August 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-00611
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 25, 2010
Date of Event
July 27, 2010
Report Date
August 25, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMA K.K.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K961274
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE CUVETTE OVER FLOW HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. THE FSE VERIFIED THE INSTRUMENT'S PERFORMANCE AND QC RUN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC (BCI) REGARDING REPORTS OF FALSELY LOW CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) AND HSCRP RESULTS GENERATED BY THE AU640 CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE ORIGINAL SPECIMENS WERE RE-TESTED AND CORRECTED REPORTS WERE ISSUED. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED IN THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AU640 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMA K.K. AU640 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1