FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2083705 · Received May 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-01356
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 10, 2011
Date of Event
March 31, 2011
Report Date
April 12, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION INFORMATION WERE NOT SUPPLIED. SYSTEM CHECK DATA WAS NOT SUPPLIED. INSTRUMENT WAS REPORTING "WASH VALVE MOTION ERRORS" AT TIME OF EVENT. BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. FSE HAD BEEN ON SITE ON (B)(4) 2011 TO ADDRESS THE WASH VALVE MOTION ERRORS AND REPLACED THE WASH PUMP ASSEMBLY AT THAT TIME. ALTHOUGH HARDWARE MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN CONTACTED BY BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING THE TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) ASSAY PERFORMANCE, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEIR LABORATORY HAD OBTAINED FALSE POSITIVE TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULT WITHIN THE RISK STRATIFICATION RANGE, GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER, FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE SAMPLE WAS RE-TESTED AND GENERATED LOWER RESULTS. THE PATIENT REPORT WAS AMENDED WITH THESE RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INSTANCE OF DEATH, INJURY, SERIOUS MEDICAL DETERIORATION, OR INAPPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT DUE TO 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