FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DATALINK2000

MDR report key: 1914261 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01424
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
November 4, 2010
Report Date
November 4, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JQP
PMA / PMN Number
CL. I EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LAB HAD INTENDED THE DL2000 TO NOTIFY THEM OF ANY PHY RESULT GREATER THAN 20UG/ML VIA A MESSAGE. THE DL2000 WAS CONFIGURED TO GENERATE A COMMENT (INSTEAD OF A MESSAGE). PER CUSTOMER, THE CONFIGURATION/RULE WAS CONFIGURED BY BCI. HOTLINE CORRECTED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE DL2000 TO WORK AS THE CUSTOMER DESIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) AND REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT GENERATED A PHENYTOIN (PHY) RESULT OF ">40UG/ML". THIS RESULT WAS CORRECT. THE RESULT DID POST TO THE DL2000, AND DID POST A COMMENT, BUT DID NOT GENERATE A MESSAGE. THE OPERATOR DID NOT NOTICE THE HIGH RESULT OR COMMENT AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE PHYSICIAN. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT (APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS LATER), THE HIGH RESULT WAS NOTICED AND THE PHYSICIAN NOTIFIED. PER THE CUSTOMER, NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE LAB.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DATALINK2000 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM JQP BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1