FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL® DXL 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2028131
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Received March 23, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2122870-2011-00685
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 23, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 17, 2011
- Report Date
- February 22, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER INC.
- Product Code
- LTJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K023764
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
QC WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE EVENT. SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENT AS THE CUSTOMER IS NOT QUESTIONING INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. REGARDING A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED HYBRITECH PSA (PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN) RESULT GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXL 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM THAT DID NOT MATCH THE HYBRITECH PSA RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT. THE INITIAL RESULT WAS 0.30NG/ML AND WHEN SAMPLE WAS TREATED IN A HETEROPHILE BLOCKING TUBE (HBT), IT GAVE A RESULT OF <0.1NG/ML. UPON TESTING ON AN ALTERNATE METHODOLOGY, THE SAMPLE GAVE A RESULT OF 0.006. NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY, OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL® DXL 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM | DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | LTJ | BECKMAN COULTER INC. | DXI 800 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |