FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AU643-02E CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1817469 · Received August 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-00601
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 26, 2010
Date of Event
August 7, 2010
Report Date
August 26, 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
HI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLE WAS A PLASMA, LITHIUM HEPARIN GREEN TOP WITH SEPARATOR TUBE. CUSTOMER REPORTS NO ISSUES WITH INSTRUMENT OR TESTS AND NO CONTROL ISSUES WERE REPORTED. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) VISITED AND REPLACED SAMPLE PROBE AND SYRINGE AS A PRECAUTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING BOTH FALSELY HIGH AND LOW RESULTS OF MULTIPLE CHEMISTRIES FOR ONE PATIENT PLASMA SAMPLE GENERATED BY THE AU643-02E CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THE ORIGINAL SPECIMENS WERE RE-TESTED, WITHIN ONE HOUR, 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 AU643-02E CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMA K.K. AU643-02E NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1