FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 600 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2180079 · Received July 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-02440
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 27, 2011
Date of Event
June 22, 2011
Report Date
June 22, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IMPRECISE DATA GENERATED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) TO REPORT IMPRECISE RESULTS FOR GI MONITOR (CA 19-9 ANTIGEN) FOR TWO (2) PATIENT SAMPLES ASSAYED WITH GI MONITOR ACCESS REAGENT ON A UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE IMPRECISE GI MONITOR RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT TREATMENT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE GI MONITOR RESULTS OBTAINED FOR TWO (2) PATIENTS HAD EXCEEDED THE PRECISION CLAIMS FOR THE ASSAY. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, QUALITY CONTROLS WERE RECOVERING WITHIN THE LABORATORY'S ESTABLISHED RANGES. THE CUSTOMER HAD PERFORMED A FIVE (5) POINT PRECISION GI MONITOR ANALYSIS RESULTING WITH A COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION (CV) OF 3.3% WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE PRECISION CLAIMS FOR THE ASSAY. BEC OFFERED TO DISPATCH A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) TO THE CUSTOMER'S SITE. THE CUSTOMER DECLINED SERVICE. THE CUSTOMER ONLY WANTED THIS EVENT DOCUMENTED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXI 600 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. DXI 600 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 GI MONITOR ACCESS REAGENT