FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2179297 · Received July 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-03308
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 26, 2011
Date of Event
June 24, 2011
Report Date
June 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE (B)(4) 2011 AND INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT AND NOTED THE EXPANSION CHAMBERS WERE ORIENTED WITH THE DRAIN AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION AND HAD FLUID IN IT. PER CUSTOMER, THE PREVIOUS WEEK WAS QUITE HUMID. FSE CLEANED OUT THE EXPANSION CHAMBERS AND CHECKED FOR LOOSE TUBING/FITTINGS AND NONE WERE FOUND. FSE SUSPECTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE (HUMIDITY). FSE PERFORMED CALIBRATIONS AND TESTED QC. REPAIR WAS VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BEC) REPORTING A FLUID LEAK THAT WAS COLLECTING UNDER THE UNICEL DXC 600I SYNCHRON ACCESS CLINICAL SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE BUT STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE WASTE FLUID. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE GENERATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 600I NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1