FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1971281 · Received January 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00259
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 26, 2011
Date of Event
December 28, 2010
Report Date
December 28, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED ON (B)(4) 2010 AND DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE INVOLVED A TRANSDUCER FAILURE AND THE MEMBRANE RUPTURED. THE FSE REPLACED THE SMART MODULE, TRANSDUCER, PROBE, AND TUBING. THE FSE ALSO PERFORMED ALL THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ALIGNMENTS ON THE SYSTEM AND THE QC RESULTS RECOVERED WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MODULE CHEMISTRY (MC) SAMPLE PROBE LOCATED IN THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER DISABLED THE MC SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. NO INJURY OR OPERATOR EXPOSURE WAS REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1