FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER
MDR report key: 1993884
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Received February 16, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2011-00461
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 16, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 18, 2011
- Report Date
- January 18, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042291
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE LEAK WAS CONTAINED TO THE INSTRUMENT COVERS. BCI CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CTS) ASSISTED THE CUSTOMER WITH TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PUT TOGETHER THE PROBES PROPERLY AFTER FLUSHING THEM FOR MAINTENANCE, WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND LEAK WAS CLEANED. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO A LEAKAGE ON UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED MAINTENANCE AND WAS GETTING A SAMPLE MIXER MOTION ERROR AND THE UNIT WOULD NOT HOME. NO ONE WAS HARMED AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT TO PATIENT OR USER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | CLINICAL CHEMSTRY ANALYZER | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | DXC 600 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |