FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2032541 · Received March 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-00863
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 29, 2011
Date of Event
April 29, 2008
Report Date
April 29, 2008
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION DATA WAS NOT SUPPLIED. QC DATA WAS NOT SUPPLIED. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. THE CUSTOMER SENT THE PATIENT'S SAMPLE TO CUSTOMER PRODUCT LINE SUPPORT (CPLS) FOR FURTHER TESTING. CPLS TESTING CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE A HETEROPHILE INTERFERENT WHICH LIKELY RELATES TO ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, WHICH IS OBSERVED AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. THIS REPORTABLE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE DATE RANGE OF (B)(6) 2010 FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC., (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING ELEVATED TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULTS, ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI) CUT-OFF, FOR ONE (1) PATIENT, GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY, DEATH, OR CHANGE TO TREATMENT RECEIVED TO BCI TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXI 800 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 92 YR