FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1970786 · Received January 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-00092
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 25, 2011
Date of Event
December 27, 2010
Report Date
December 27, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT A PROACTIVE PROCEDURE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO VERIFY UNEXPECTED RESULTS PRIOR TO REPORTING RESULTS OUT OF THE LABORATORY THEREBY PREVENTING POTENTIAL RISK TO PATIENT SAFETY. ALL PATIENT SAMPLES WITH UNEXPECTED RESULTS ARE TO BE RE-SPUN AND RE-ANALYZED. THE INSTRUMENT IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING WITHIN QC SPECIFICATIONS. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER WAS CONTACTED BY BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BCI) VIA ACCUTNI COSTUMER CONTACT PROGRAM AND REPORTED SOME OCCURRENCES OF NON-REPRODUCIBLE FALSE POSITIVE TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULTS GENERATED BY ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT EFFECT TO PATIENT OR USER ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1