FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 1993884 · 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