FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2080837 · Received May 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-01262
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 6, 2011
Date of Event
February 1, 2011
Report Date
April 7, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION INFORMATION WERE NOT SUPPLIED. LAB HAS IMPLEMENTED A REPEAT PROTOCOL ON ALL TROPONIN I RESULTS THAT RECOVER GREATER THAN 0.2 NG/ML. SYSTEM CHECK DATA WAS NOT SUPPLIED. CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION INDICATING INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED, AS CUSTOMER WAS NOT QUESTIONING INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN CONTACTED BY BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING ACCUTNI ASSAY PERFORMANCE, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEIR LABORATORY HAD OBTAINED A FALSE POSITIVE TROOPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULT ABOVE THE AMI CUTOFF FOR ONE (1) PATIENT, GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 INSTRUMENT. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY, OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER INC. ACCESS® 2 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1