FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1880706 · Received October 25, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00644
Date Received
October 25, 2010
Date of Event
September 27, 2010
Report Date
October 22, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
922823/A007
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLES ANALYZED WERE API SURVEY SAMPLES AND NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED DURING THIS EVENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE EVENT WITH ACCESS HOTLINE, THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAGENT PACKS WERE MIS-LOADED AND NOT INSERTED IN THE CORRECT SLOTS ON THE REAGENT STORAGE CAROUSEL. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED AND DISCARDED THE MIS-LOADED REAGENT PACKS. CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CTS) ASSISTED THE CUSTOMER IN PROPERLY LOADING REAGENT PACKS ON THE REAGENT CAROUSEL. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED USER ERROR IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO NO READING ON TWO HYBRITECH PSA (HYB-PSA) RESULTS FOR TWO SURVEY SAMPLES GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER. THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SURVEY SAMPLES WERE REPEATED AFTER RELOADING A HYB-PSA REAGENT PACK AND OBTAINED HIGHER RESULTS. THE PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1