FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PK7200 AUTOMATED MICROPLATE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1879172 · Received October 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01030
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 21, 2010
Report Date
October 21, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMAK.K.
Product Code
KSZ
PMA / PMN Number
BK930024
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PK CMV PA PACKAGE INSERT REQUIRES THAT THE PK CMV-PA SYSTEM CONTROLS BE TESTED AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF EACH TEST RUN AND THAT THE CONTROLS GIVE THE EXPECTED RESULTS FOR THE RUN TO BE CONSIDERED VALID. PARAMETER PRINTOUTS FROM AS FAR BACK AS 2003, OBTAINED BY THE CUSTOMER, WERE LOCATED AND THE REAGENT VOLUME WAS SET AT 30L AT THAT TIME. THE PK7200 WAS INSTALLED IN (B)(4) 1999. AVAILABLE INSTALLATION RECORDS DO NOT INCLUDE REAGENT VOLUME SETTINGS. THE VOLUME SETTING WAS RETURNED TO THE CORRECT SETTING ON (B)(4) 2010. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FROM BCI TO KBC IN CORRECTING THE REAGENT VOLUME SETTING TO 25 UL AND IDENTIFYING WAYS TO GENERATE DATA IN THEIR LAB WITH THEIR SAMPLES TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE OF THE INCORRECT REAGENT SETTING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A US PK7200 CUSTOMER HAS BEEN USING TESTING PK CMV-PA WITH 30 UL REAGENT VOLUME INSTEAD OF 25 UL AS STATED IN THE PACKAGE INSERT. THIS INCORRECT REAGENT VOLUME SETTING WAS DISCOVERED ON (B)(4) 2010. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW OR WHEN THE REAGENT VOLUME SETTING WAS SET TO 30 UL INSTEAD OF 25 UL. DATE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PK7200 AUTOMATED MICROPLATE SYSTEM AUTOMATED MIRCOPLATE SYSTEM KSZ BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMAK.K. PK7200 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1