FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 1926983 · Received December 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01547
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 14, 2010
Date of Event
November 18, 2010
Report Date
November 18, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC PRIOR TO THE EVENT WAS WITHIN LAB-ESTABLISHED RANGES. RECALIBRATION RESOLVED THE ISSUE; SERVICE WAS NOT GENERATED. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC (BCI) AND REPORTED THAT AFTER MAINTENANCE SODIUM QC WAS WITHIN THE LAB'S ESTABLISHED RANGES ON UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEMS, BUT PATIENT NA RECOVERY DRIFTED LOW DURING THE RUN. FALSE LOW NA RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE INSTRUMENT WAS RECALIBRATED AND PATIENT SAMPLES WERE RE-TESTED. FORTY (41) PATIENT REPORTS WERE AMENDED. TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BASED UPON THE FALSE LOW RESULTS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1