FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2042783 · Received April 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-00974
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 7, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2011
Report Date
March 7, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
CGA
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC HAD BEEN DRIFTING THE PAST 4 HOURS DURING THE EVENT TIME BUT WAS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED 1 SD RANGE. BCI TRIED TO OBTAIN THE INSTRUMENT'S AVT PLOTS FOR BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND RERUN OF THE SAMPLE ON THE INSTRUMENT IN QUESTION BUT THE CUSTOMER HAD CLEARED THE SAMPLE DATABASE. SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING ONE DISCREPANT GLUCOSE (GLU) RESULT THAT WAS NOTICED WHEN RUNNING IN DUPLICATE MODE ON THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM. THE ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 68MG/DL AND THE RERUN RESULT WAS 81MG/DL. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED ON ANOTHER ANALYZER AND A RESULT OF 78 AND 80MG/DL WAS OBTAINED. NO ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO AFFECT TO PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CGA BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1