FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 2163020 · Received July 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-03098
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
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND THAT THE CLOT/OBSTRUCTION DETECTOR (ODC) FOR THE MC PROBE HAD A RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM. THE FSE REPLACED THE ODC ASSEMBLY, THEN CALIBRATED THE ODC, AND TESTED THE CIRCUIT. THE FSE ALSO CALIBRATED AND RAN QC ON THE SYSTEM AND ALL RESULTS PASSED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. REPAIRS WERE VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE MODULAR CARTRIDGE (MC) SAMPLE PROBE TRANSDUCER IN THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CHEMISTRY ANALYZER. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED AFTER REPLACING THE SAMPLE PROBE DUE TO AN MC PROBE OBSTRUCTION. NO INJURY OR OPERATOR EXPOSURE WAS REPORTED IN THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CHEMISTRY ANALYZER CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 PRO N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1