FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXL 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2028131 · 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