FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2172083 · Received June 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-01793
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 15, 2011
Date of Event
February 15, 2009
Report Date
February 15, 2009
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE ON (B)(4) 2009. THE FSE REPLACED THE SAMPLE PROBE AND REMOVED GEL FROM THE WASH STATION. ALL REPAIRS WERE VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND ALL RESULTS MET PUBLISHED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS A SINGLE EVENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE PT SAMPLES. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY ADVERSE EVENT, CHANGES TO PT CARE OR ANY INDICATION THAT MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT OR PRECLUDE ADVERSE EVENT. THIS REPORTABLE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS CONDUCTED BETWEEN (B)(4) 2008 THROUGH (B)(4) 2010 FOR ADD'L REPORTABLE EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER, INC (BCI) ON (B)(6) 2009, IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUSLY HIGH ACCUTNI RESULTS OBTAINED FROM A UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR TWO PTS. THE INITIAL ERRONEOUSLY ELEVATED ACCUTNI RESULT WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LAB. THE CUSTOMER RE-RAN THE SAMPLES ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT AND THE RESULTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY ADVERSE PT CONSEQUENCE OR CHANGE TO THE PT'S TREATMENT. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT OR PRECLUDE ANY ADVERSE PT EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 2

FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE ON (B)(4) 2009. THE FSE REPLACED THE SAMPLE PROBE AND REMOVED GEL FROM THE WASH STATION. ALL REPAIRS WERE VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND ALL RESULTS MET PUBLISHED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS A SINGLE EVENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE PT SAMPLES. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY ADVERSE EVENT, CHANGES TO PT CARE OR ANY INDICATION THAT MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT OR PRECLUDE ADVERSE EVENT. THIS REPORTABLE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS CONDUCTED BETWEEN (B)(4) 2008 THROUGH (B)(4) 2010, FOR ADD'L REPORTABLE EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 2

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER, INC (BCI) ON (B)(6) 2009, IN REGARDS TO ERRONEOUSLY HIGH ACCUTNI RESULTS OBTAINED FROM A UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM FOR TWO PTS. THE INITIAL ERRONEOUSLY ELEVATED ACCUTNI RESULT WERE NOT REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LAB. THE CUSTOMER RE-RAN THE SAMPLES ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT AND THE RESULTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY ADVERSE PT CONSEQUENCE OR CHANGE TO THE PT'S TREATMENT. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT OR PRECLUDE ANY ADVERSE PT EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 86 YR ACCESS ACCUTNI
2 70 YR ACCESS ACCUTNI