FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AU403-02E CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2120892 · Received June 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-02306
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 12, 2011
Date of Event
May 12, 2011
Report Date
May 12, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMA K.K.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K981473
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AU400 WITH ISE, CONTROLS AT TWO LEVELS WERE IN RANGE FOR ALL TESTS INCLUDING NA, K AND CL BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT. SERVICE REQUESTED TO PERFORM SCHEDULED PM AND CHECK ISE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC (BCI) TO REPORT ERRONEOUS LOW SODIUM (NA) RESULT ON ONE PATIENT GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC AU400 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE RESULT WAS REPORTED VERBALLY TO ER BY THE LABORATORY AS 127 MEQ/L. ER QUESTIONED THE RESULT AND THE ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) SAMPLE WAS REPEATED AND REPORTED AS 137 MEQ/L. NO REVISION TO LAB REPORT AS ONLY REPEAT VALUE REPORTED. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AU403-02E CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER MISHIMA K.K. AU 400 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 18 YR