FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2060514 · Received April 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-01197
Date Received
April 18, 2011
Date of Event
March 17, 2011
Report Date
March 17, 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
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AFFECTED ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) RESULTS WERE REQUESTED, HOWEVER THE RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THE RESULTS WERE NORMAL WHEN RUN ON THE OTHER ANALYZER AND THAT THOSE RESULTS MATCHED PREVIOUS RESULTS. NO SAMPLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. CALIBRATION AND QC WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE BECAUSE CALIBRATIONS AND QCS ARE RUN IN CUPS THAT ARE NOT CAP-PIERCED. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING: REPLACED THE CAP PIERCER DRAIN VALVE, WICK & AUTOGLOSS DELIVERY TUBING. COMPLETED THE CAP PIERCER ALIGNMENTS. VERIFIED PROPER Z-CUT AND AUTOGLOSS DELIVERY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) TO REPORT ERRONEOUS LOW ISE RESULTS DUE TO DILUTED WASH CONCENTRATE LEAK FORM THE SHOWER BLOCK (CAP PIERCER). NO INCORRECT RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. NO OPERATOR EXPOSURE TO THE DILUTE WASH SOLUTION WAS NOTED. NO AFFECT TO PATIENTS, THE INCORRECT RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY.

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