FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1943153 · Received December 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01787
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 30, 2010
Date of Event
December 1, 2010
Report Date
December 1, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC RESULTS WERE WITHIN ESTABLISHED SPECIFICATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED AND REPLACED THE LEVEL SENSE BEAD ON THE SAMPLE PROBE. THE FSE ALSO PERFORMED MODULAR CHEMISTRY (MC) ALIGNMENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING TWO (2) ERRONEOUSLY LOW GLUCOSE (GLUC) PATIENT RESULTS THAT WAS OBSERVED WHEN RUNNING IN DUPLICATE MODE GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. DUPLICATES DID NOT MATCH FOR EACH PATIENT. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE RESULTS, PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED IN THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1