FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 880I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM (FULL SYSTEM)

MDR report key: 2140236 · Received June 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-02673
Date Received
June 26, 2011
Date of Event
May 27, 2011
Report Date
May 27, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER DID NOT PROVIDE SAMPLE INFORMATION. QC PRIOR TO THE EVENT WAS WITHIN THE LAB ESTABLISHED RANGES (HIGH END OF THE RANGE). QC AFTER THE EVENT WAS HIGH. QA REVIEWED THE QC VIA PROSERVICE WHICH SHOWS IMPRECISION IN THE DAYS PRECEDING THE EVENT. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER REPLACED THE CARBON BRIDGE AND VERIFIED PERFORMANCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUS LOW SODIUM (NA) RESULTS FOR 5 PATIENTS SAMPLES. PATIENT #1 ALSO HAD A LOW CHLORIDE (CL) RESULTS AND PATIENT #2 HAD A HIGH CARBON DIOXIDE (C02) RESULT. THE RESULTS WERE GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 880I SYNCHRON ACCESS CLINICAL SYSTEM. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE SAMPLES WERE REPEATED ON AN ALTERNATE UNIT AND THE RESULTS WERE AMENDED. PATIENT TREATMENT WAS NOT INITIATED OR WITHHELD BASED UPON THE FALSE RESULTS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 880I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM (FULL SYSTEM) DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER, JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 880I N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1