FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1883286 · Received October 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01098
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 26, 2010
Date of Event
August 19, 2010
Report Date
October 26, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
CGA
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT HAPPENED ON (B)(6) 2010, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO BCI UNTIL 09/27/2010. QC WAS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RERUN. A SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO AN ERRONEOUSLY HIGH GLUCOSE (GLU) RESULT OF 79 MG/DL GENERATED BY UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM FOR ONE NEONATE PATIENT. TESTING BY AN ALTERNATE METHOD ON TWO DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF THE PATIENT PRODUCED 29 AND 30 MG/DL, WHICH THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED. THE PATIENT TREATMENT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DISCREPANCY.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other