FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2143678
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Received June 29, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2011-02761
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 29, 2011
- Date of Event
- May 29, 2011
- Report Date
- May 29, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER INC.
- Product Code
- JGS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042291
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
QC IS RUN ONCE A DAY AND WAS WITHIN THE LAB'S ESTABLISHED RANGES ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE, CLEANED THE BUILDUP FROM THE FLOWCELL AND REPLACED THE CO2 MEMBRANE AND VERIFIED PERFORMANCE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING FALSE LOW SODIUM (NA) RESULTS GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM. NO FALSE LOW RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY. WHEN THE LOW ANION GAPS WERE NOTICED, THE SAMPLES WERE RUN ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT IN THE LABORATORY AND THOSE RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUT. THERE WAS NO AFFECT TO PATIENT WITH REGARD TO THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | JGS | BECKMAN COULTER INC. | DXC 800 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |