FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1914704 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01484
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
November 1, 2010
Report Date
November 4, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
DHR
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CALIBRATION AND QC RESULTS WERE ACCEPTABLE. NO SYSTEM ERROR WAS NOTED. THE CUSTOMER IS USING REAGENT LOT M004772. SERVICE WAS NOT NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT, AS THIS ISSUE IS REAGENT RELATED. INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUSLY POSITIVE RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) RESULTS GENERATED BY UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, AND WERE QUESTIONED BY PHYSICIAN. NO PATIENT TREATMENT WAS AFFECTED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1