FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2143678 · 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