FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON ® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2042761 · Received April 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00985
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 6, 2011
Date of Event
March 7, 2011
Report Date
March 7, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. NO SAMPLE ISSUES WERE NOTED. QC RESULTS REVEALED INSUFFICIENT REAGENT FLAG ON (B)(6) 2011 FOR SEVERAL CARTRIDGE CHEMISTRIES. QC RESULTS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) VISITED THE CUSTOMER FOR ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) IMPRECISION AND REPLACED THE CAP PIERCER PERI-PUMP TUBE AND WICK. THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING PROPERLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) TO REPORT ERRONEOUS LOW CARTRIDGE CHEMISTRY (CC) RESULTS GENERATED ON THE UNICEL DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY; HENCE PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE PATIENT RESULTS. SEVERAL CC WERE REPORTED RESULTS OF 1 OR 2 UNITS.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1