FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON ® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2100021 · Received May 24, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-01883
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 24, 2011
Date of Event
April 22, 2011
Report Date
April 23, 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
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLE WAS IN A CLOSED TUBE. QC WAS WITHIN ESTABLISHED RANGES. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) INSPECTED THE UNIT AND DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOGLOSS WAS NOT BEING DELIVERED PROPERLY AND TUBE NUMBER 301 WAS PINCHED. FSE REPLACED THE TUBE ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUS LOW UREA NITROGEN (BUN) AND CREATININE (CR-S) RESULTS ON ONE PATIENT SAMPLE GENERATED THE UNICEL DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLE WAS REPEATED AND HIGHER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED AND AMENDED RESULTS WERE REPORTED. NO CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT OR DIAGNOSIS.

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