FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON® LXI® 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2060408 · Received April 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-01178
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 16, 2011
Date of Event
March 16, 2011
Report Date
March 16, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023049
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CUSTOMER COULD NOT ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) FOUND THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY LOOSE SOLENOID FOR THE RINSE (WATER) ON THE CUVETTE WASH MANIFOLD. THE SOLENOID WAS NOT DEFECTIVE; IT WAS LOOSENED FROM THE MANIFOLD. FSE TIGHTENED DOWN THE SOLENOID, THE INSTRUMENT WAS OPERATIONAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT LEAK COMING FROM THE HYDRO WHICH APPEARED TO BE WASTE AND/OR NO-FOAM. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON® LXI® 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. LXI 725 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1