FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 PRO SYNCHRON ® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2140276 · Received June 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-02648
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2011
Date of Event
May 27, 2011
Report Date
May 27, 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
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CTS ASSISTED THE CUSTOMER IN TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND THAT THE REAGENT SYRINGE WAS LOOSE AND FLUID HAD PUDDLED ON THE REAGENT TRAY. CTS DIRECTED THE CUSTOMER TO RESEAT THE SYRINGE BARREL AND CLEAN LIQUID. CTS DIRECTED CUSTOMER TO CHECK THE MIXER PADDLES AND THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THE REAGENT PADDLE WAS MISSING; CUSTOMER DID NOT HAVE A SPARE. A BCI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) FOUND REAGENT PROBE LEAKING AND CUVETTE NOT DRY BEFORE REAGENT INJECT. FSE UPDATED CHEMISTRY SOFTWARE FOR CUSTOMER AND RAN CONTROLS. REPAIRS VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CTS) TO REPORT FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAGENT PROBE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED OR OCCURRED DUE TO THIS EVENT.

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