FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2180516 · Received July 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-03316
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 27, 2011
Date of Event
June 27, 2011
Report Date
June 27, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BEC CTS (CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT) GENERATED A SERVICE REQUEST. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE (B)(4) 2011 AND FOUND TUBES ON 2 VALVES WERE CRACKED AND REPLACED THE TUBES. FSE FOUND A BROKEN FITTING ON ONE OF THE VALVES AND REPLACED THE VALVE. INSTRUMENT WAS PRIMED 10 TIMES AND CUSTOMER TESTED QC. THE HYDROPNEUMATIC WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKING AND NONE WAS OBSERVED. REPAIR WAS VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BEC) STATING THAT YELLOWISH FLUID WAS SLOWLY SEEPING OUT FROM UNDER THE UNICEL DXC 800 PRO SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OR IDENTITY OF THE LIQUID. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE GENERATED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1