FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1971282 · Received January 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-00146
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 26, 2011
Date of Event
December 27, 2010
Report Date
December 28, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BOTH SAMPLES WERE LIHEPARIN PLASMAS AND WERE COLLECTED AT THE SAME TIME BY THE RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT. THE COLLECTION TUBES WERE FILLED TO THE PROPER VOLUME AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FIBRIN. PER THE CUSTOMER, THE QC IS ANALYZED DAILY AND WAS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES DURING THIS EVENT. A SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(4) 2010 AND MET SPECIFICATIONS. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. NO CLEAR ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING REPRODUCIBLE MYOGLOBIN RESULTS ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE FOR ONE PATIENT'S SAMPLE GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY; HOWEVER, A SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE RESULTED WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE AND WAS ALSO REPRODUCIBLE. 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 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. ACCESS® 2 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1