FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL® DXC 800 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS
MDR report key: 1941263
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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 |