FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2132117 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-02349
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
May 14, 2011
Report Date
May 17, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JZJ
PMA / PMN Number
K962294
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. CALIBRATION RESULTS FROM (B)(4) 2011 WERE ACCEPTABLE. QC RESULTS ON (B)(4) 2011 WERE OUT OF RANGE HIGH FOR IGG AND PAB FOR LEVEL 1. REPEAT TESTING BROUGHT THE RESULTS BACK WITHIN RANGE. NO OTHER CHEMISTRY ISSUES OR SYSTEM ERRORS WERE NOTED. ON (B)(4) 2011 A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT AND NOTED: QC IS WORKING PROPERLY. NO SIGNS OF HARDWARE ISSUES WERE NOTED. ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO RUN PAB QC AT THE START OF THE DAY AND AT THE END F THE PATIENT RUN. NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES WERE REPORTED OR NOTED. ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY RECALIBRATING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUS HIGH PREALBUMIN (PAB) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED AND LOWER RESULTS WERE OBTAINED. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM NEPHELOMETER/IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEMS JZJ BECKMAN COULTER INC. IMMAGE N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1