FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2110835 · Received June 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-02085
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 2, 2011
Date of Event
May 2, 2011
Report Date
May 2, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD CREM ISSUES PREVIOUSLY. SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED ON (B)(4) 2011 AND REPLACED THE DRAIN VALVE FOR SLOW DRAINAGE ISSUES.QC WAS WITHIN ESTABLISHED LIMITS AFTER THE EVENT.A FIELD SERVICE (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND A PREVIOUS SPILL IN THE MODULE. THE FSE REPLACED THE CREATININE MODULE DO TO THE ONGOING IMPRECISION. THE FSE ALSO PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS, PRIMED, AND CALIBRATED THE LAMP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CREATININE (CREM) MODULE REPORTED AN ERRONEOUSLY HIGH PATIENT RESULT.THE ORIGINAL RESULT WAS 7.3 MG/DL. THE RESULT WAS QUESTIONED BY THE NURSE AND WAS REPEATED AND FOUND TO BE 0.8 MG/DL.PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT AFFECTED IN THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1