FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1961991 · Received January 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-00038
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 17, 2011
Date of Event
December 6, 2010
Report Date
December 19, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JLW
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE FOR THIS EVENT WITH THE DATA PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING REPRODUCIBLE ELEVATED THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) RESULTS, ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE, GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. SUBSEQUENT TESTING ON AN ALTERNATE METHODOLOGY PRODUCED LOWER DISCORDANT RESULTS. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED L-THYROXINE DUE TO THE ELEVATED TSH RESULTS OBTAINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JLW BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other