FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1935021 · Received December 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
2122870-2010-00929
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2010
Date of Event
November 22, 2010
Report Date
November 23, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLES ARE SODIUM HEPARIN PLASMA COLLECTED BY THE ER NURSES IN PST TUBES. THE SAMPLES WERE CENTRIFUGED FOR 6 MINUTES AT 4,400 RPMS. QC IS PERFORMED ONCE A DAY AND WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES DURING THE EVENT. A SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MET SPECIFICATIONS. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED: THE FSE INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT AND NO HARDWARE ISSUES WERE NOTED. NO CLEAR ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC., (BCI) REGARDING A CKMB RESULT, ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE, GENERATED BY THE ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT'S SAMPLE. THE RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB AND WAS QUESTIONED BY THE PHYSICIAN. REPEAT TESTING AND A SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE RESULTED WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY, OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1