FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1962028 · Received January 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-00036
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 17, 2011
Date of Event
November 23, 2010
Report Date
December 20, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
CEW
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALL THREE LEVELS OF PTH QC WERE WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT. A ROUTINE SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010 WHICH PASSED WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FORT HIS EVENT. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC., (BCI) REGARDING AN ELEVATED PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) RESULT ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. SUBSEQUENT DILUTION TESTING PRODUCED A LOWER RESULT WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR