FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FP KIT VI CELL XR QUAD PAK
MDR report key: 2061539
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Received April 18, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1061932-2011-00275
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2011
- Report Date
- February 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER INC.
- Product Code
- LDT
- PMA / PMN Number
- N/A
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR LEAK IS UNKNOWN.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) TO REPORT ONE OF THE QUAD PACKS HAD LEAKED TRYPAN BLUE. CUSTOMER STATED IT APPEARS THE CAP HAD LEAKED AND WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED (CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY). THE VI-CELL PACKS WERE ENCLOSED IN PLASTIC BAGS. NO DEATH OR INJURY TO THE OPERATOR AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING NITRILE GLOVES, LAB COAT AND GOGGLES. NO EXPOSURE TO OPEN WOUNDS OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FP KIT VI CELL XR QUAD PAK | VI-CELL XR (EXTENDED RANGE) COMPLETE SYSTEM | LDT | BECKMAN COULTER INC. | XR QUAD PAK | 3199182K |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |