FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHRON UNICEL DXC 800 PRO CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 1955396 · Received January 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00107
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 10, 2011
Date of Event
December 16, 2010
Report Date
December 16, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JFY
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONTROLS WERE RUN BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THE RESULTS WERE ACCEPTABLE. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) FOUND DEPOSIT ON THE REAGENT SYRINGE. FSE REPLACED THE NEW MODULAR CHEMISTRY REAGENT SYRINGE AND THE CREM MODULE. THE FOLLOWING MED-WATCH REPORTS ARE LINKED TO THIS EVENT: 2050012-2011-00096.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CHANGE IN PATIENT IDENTIFIER FROM (B)(6) TO (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUS HIGH CREATININE (CREM) RESULTS FOR TWO PATIENTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE RESULT OF PATIENT ONE WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. RESULT OF PATIENT TWO WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED AND LOWER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED. AMENDED REPORT WAS INITIATED FOR PATIENT NUMBER ONE ONLY. PATIENT NUMBER TWO'S RESULTS ARE COVERED UNDER MDR 2050012-2011-00096. ALTHOUGH OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION; THE ERRONEOUS CREM CONTRIBUTED FOR THE PATIENT TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON UNICEL DXC 800 PRO CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JFY BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Hospitalization