FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON® LX20 PRO ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1984342 · Received February 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00419
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 10, 2011
Date of Event
January 13, 2011
Report Date
January 13, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K011213
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED AND PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING (TS) ON THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE TUBING UNDER THE ROCKER VALVE ASSEMBLY. THE FSE REPLACED THE VALVE TUBING, CALIBRATED CHEMISTRIES AS NEEDED, AND RAN CUSTOMER QC.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT THE SYNCHRON LX20 PRO CHEMISTRY ANALYZER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HYDROPNEUMATIC (HYDRO) AREA, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE. NO INJURY OR OPERATOR EXPOSURE WAS REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON® LX20 PRO ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. LX 20 PRO N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1