FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 2022875 · Received March 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00694
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 17, 2011
Date of Event
February 17, 2011
Report Date
February 17, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JGS
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC PRIOR TO THE EVENT WAS WITHIN LAB-ESTABLISHED RANGES. QC WAS NOT RUN AFTER THE EVENT. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) BLEACHED AND CLEANED THE FLOW CELL. THE FSE REPLACED THE CARBON BRIDGE AND VERIFIED THE INSTRUMENT'S PERFORMANCE. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING FALSE SODIUM (NA) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEMS FOR TWO PATIENT SAMPLES. THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. WHEN THE RESULTS FAILED DELTA CHECK, THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED AND THOSE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JGS BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1