FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS 2I (LXI) IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1914247 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00852
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
November 9, 2010
Report Date
November 9, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K023049
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN BD LITHIUM HEPARIN TUBES. QC WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO NON-REPRODUCIBLE FALSE POSITIVE ACCUTNI RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT GENERATED BY ACCESS 2I (LXI) IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER HAS A PROACTIVE PROCEDURE IMPLEMENTED TO VERIFY ALL UNEXPECTED RESULTS PRIOR TO REPORTING OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE PRACTICE IS TO RETEST ALL ACCUTNI RESULTS OF >0.1 NG/ML THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC RERUN PROCESS. IF THE REPEAT DOES NOT MATCH AN ALIQUOT OF THE SAMPLE WILL BE RE-SPUN AND RE-TESTED. THE EVENT WILL BE ASSUMED TO BE A WORSE CASE SCENARIO AND INITIAL RESULT RECOVERED WAS ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI) CUT-OFF. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED AND RESULT WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE WAS OBTAINED. RAW DATA RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS 2I (LXI) IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER INC. ACCESS2 LXI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1