FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON LX® I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1918725 · Received December 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01543
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 9, 2010
Date of Event
November 12, 2010
Report Date
November 12, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JGS
PMA / PMN Number
K023049
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC PRIOR TO THE EVENT WAS WITHIN LAB'S ESTABLISHED RANGES, BUT NO DATA WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED: THE FSE DECONTAMINATED THE ISE SYSTEM, REPLACED THE CARBON BRIDGE, AND PERFORMED A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM). AS OF (B)(6) 2010, THERE ARE NO FURTHER REPORTS FROM THE CUSTOMER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING RANDOM FALSE HIGH SODIUM (NA) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE SYNCHRON LX I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM ON THE NIGHT SHIFT OF (B)(6) 2010. THE CUSTOMER ONLY SUPPLIED ONE EXAMPLE: NA RESULT OF 151MMOL/L WAS REPEATED ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT AND RECOVERED 136MMOL/L. NO FALSE HIGH RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON LX® I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JGS BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1