FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON® LX® I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1953322 · Received January 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00094
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 7, 2011
Date of Event
December 10, 2010
Report Date
December 10, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023049
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT QC RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLE. NO SPECIFIC SYSTEM ISSUES WERE NOTED. SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENT, AS THIS IS A REAGENT ISSUE. INVESTIGATION INTO ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT QC RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTABLE. NO SPECIFIC SYSTEM ISSUES WERE NOTED. SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENT, AS THIS A REAGENT ISSUE. INVESTIGATION INTO ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING. THIS FOLLOW UP IS SUBMITTED TO CORRECT TYPO'S OBSERVED IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT. THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED AS A PRODUCT PROBLEM AND A MALFUNCTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING FALSELY POSITIVE RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) RESULTS THAT WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, GENERATED BY THE SYNCHRON LX I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM. IT IS UNKNOWN IF PATIENT TREATMENT WAS AFFECTED IN THIS EVENT. THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY WILL BE ASSUMED UPON RECUR. SEPARATE REPORTS 2050012-2011-00091, 2050012-2011-00092, AND 2050012-2011-00093 HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE OTHER PATIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT, WHICH WERE REPORTED ON DIFFERENT DATES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING FALSELY POSITIVE RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) RESULTS THAT WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, GENERATED BY THE SYNCHRON LX I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM. THE RESULTS, PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. IT IS UNKNOWN IF PATIENT TREATMENT WAS AFFECTED IN THIS EVENT. SEPARATE REPORTS 2050012-2011-00091, 2050012-2011-00092, AND 2050012-2011-00093 HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE OTHER PATIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT, WHICH WERE REPORTED ON DIFFERENT DATES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON® LX® I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. LX®I 725 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other