FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1915991 · Received December 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01537
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 6, 2010
Date of Event
November 7, 2010
Report Date
November 7, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. THE CUVETTE WASH STATION PROBE WAS NOT ASPIRATING SO THE FSE REPLACED THE PROBE AND VACUUM VALVE. THE SAMPLE MIXER FLAGGED MOTION ERRORS DUE TO SAMPLE BEARING WAS NOT MOVING. THE FSE REPLACED THE PADDLE AND THE BEARING. ISE DAC (DATA ACQUISITION) ERROR ON CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE) DUE TO THE GROUND WIRE WAS NOT COMPLETELY PLUGGED IN. THE FSE PERFORMED CALIBRATION AND QC. THE SYSTEM WAS RESUMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING A SYSTEM FLAGGED ERROR MESSAGE WITH CUVETTES FAILED WATER BLANKS AND REACTION WHEEL TEMPERATURE ERRORS DUE TO AN OVERFLOW IN THE CUVETTES, LOCATED IN THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1