FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 1941263 · Received December 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01725
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 29, 2010
Date of Event
December 3, 2010
Report Date
December 3, 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
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PER CUSTOMER, QC RESULTS HAD BEEN ERRATIC. CUSTOMER SUPPLIED QC DATA SHOWED VALUES NEAR OR BELOW 2 SD LOW. SWITCHING TO A DIFFERENT LOT OF REAGENT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING FALSELY LOW MICRO-TOTAL PROTEIN RESULTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT ATTRIBUTED TO OR CONNECTED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO 007507

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1