FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON ® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1951118 · Received January 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00046
Date Received
January 6, 2011
Date of Event
December 13, 2010
Report Date
December 14, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
2050012-01/11/2010-001C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC PRE THE EVENT WAS WITHIN LAB ESTABLISHED RANGES. UNKNOWN IF QC WAS RUN AFTER THE EVENT WAS RUN PRIOR TO RECALIBRATION. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: NA AND NA REFERENCE ELECTRODES. ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) REFERENCE REAGENT ON (B)(4) 2010. ISE BUFFER. FSE CHECKED REAGENT LINES, EIC, EIC VALVE AND RATIO PUMP. ALL WERE ACCEPTABLE. FSE ALSO VERIFIED UNIT PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUS LOW SODIUM (NA) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED AND HIGHER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED. PATIENT'S TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1