FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 2093927 · Received May 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-01699
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 18, 2011
Date of Event
April 14, 2011
Report Date
April 18, 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
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT THE LOW NA RESULT TO BCI UNTIL (B)(6) 2011. QC INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT NOT PROVIDED. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE SAME TIME A LEAK WAS OBSERVED FROM THE SAMPLE PROBE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS SAMPLE BECAME DILUTED DUE TO THE LEAK. THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT SUPPLY ANY OTHER DETAILS. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. NOTE: A SEPARATE MDR (2050012-2011-01410) WAS FILED ON (B)(4), 2011 FOR A LEAK OBSERVED FROM THE SAMPLE PROBE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING A SODIUM (NA) RESULT OF 115MEG/L GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM FOR ONE PATIENT. THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RERUN, BUT IS BELIEVED TO BE ERRONEOUS. THE TRUE VALUE IS UNKNOWN AS IT WAS NOT RERUN OR REDRAWN. THE RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEMS CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1