FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1932551 · Received December 18, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01653
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 18, 2010
Date of Event
November 19, 2010
Report Date
November 19, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO THE EVENT. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) IS ON SITE AS OF (B)(4) 2010.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUSLY LOW SODIUM (NA) AND POTASSIUM (K) RESULTS GENERATED BY UNICEL DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, AND QUESTIONED BY AN ER PHYSICIAN. UPON REPEAT, THE RESULTS WERE HIGHER AND AMENDED REPORTS WERE ISSUED. THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY IMPACT TO PATIENT TREATMENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1