FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 2032872 · Received March 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00886
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 29, 2011
Date of Event
February 13, 2011
Report Date
February 21, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
CGA
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRATIC BUT WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES PRIOR TO THE EVENT ON ALL LEVELS OF QC MATERIAL. SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED; HOWEVER, SPECIFICA SERVICE INFORMATION WAS NOT SUPPLIED. THE CUSTOMER HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED WITH THE GLUCM MODIFICATIONS FOR THE STIRRER MOTOR AND SAMPLE WHEEL COVER. ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC., (BCI), AND REPORTED THAT ONE GLUCOSE (GLUCM) PATIENT RESULT RUN IN DUPLICATE MODE ON UNICEL DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEMS DID NOT MATCH. THE SPECIMEN WAS RE-TESTED, IN DUPLICATE MODE, ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT WHICH CONFIRMED THE HIGHER RESULT. FALSE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CGA BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 600 PRO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1