FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2163019 · Received July 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-03097
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2011
Date of Event
June 12, 2011
Report Date
June 12, 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
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED ON (B)(4) 2011 AND INSPECTED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND FOUND THE ELECTROLYTE INJECTION CUP (EIC) OVERFLOWING. THE FSE CLEANED THE EIC PORTS AND VALVE SEATS. THE REPAIR WAS VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MODULAR CHEMISTRY (MC) SIDE OF THE UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO ERRORS WERE GENERATED AND ALL CHEMISTRIES WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. THE CUSTOMER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE LIQUID WAS CLEAR AND THAT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS UNKNOWN. NO INJURY OR OPERATOR EXPOSURE WAS REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600 SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 600 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1