FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COULTER® PREPPLUS 2 CYTOMERTY

MDR report key: 2001337 · Received February 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
1061932-2011-00100
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 25, 2011
Date of Event
January 25, 2011
Report Date
January 25, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
LOQ
PMA / PMN Number
CLASS1 EXMPT
Removal / Correction Number
2050012-01/24/2011-002C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONTROL INFORMATION PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. SAMPLE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THIS EVENT. SERVICE CALL WAS GENERATED. SERVICE DISCUSSED PCA WITH CUSTOMER ((B)(4)).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) AND REPORT THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT ALERT THE OPERATOR WHEN THE ANTIBODY REAGENT (KAPPA AND LAMBA REAGENT) VIALS WERE EMPTY. THE INSTRUMENT CONTINUED WITHOUT DISPENSING REAGENT FROM THE EMPTY VIAL INTO THE DAUGHTER TUBES. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LAB. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED UPON REVIEW OF THE RESULTS FROM THE FC 500. . NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY OR AFFECT TO PATIENT TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COULTER® PREPPLUS 2 CYTOMERTY COULTER® PREPPLUS 2 LOQ BECKMAN COULTER INC. PREP PLUS 2 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1