FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2183547 · Received July 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-01294
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 8, 2011
Date of Event
December 9, 2008
Report Date
December 9, 2008
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS ON SITE ON (B)(6) 2008. THE FSE PERFORMED THE HIGH SENSITIVITY (HS) SYSTEM CHECK AND IT FAILED ON PIPETTOR # 2. THE FSE PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS. FSE REPEATED HS SYSTEM CHECK AND RAN CARRYOVER PROCEDURE. BOTH PROCEDURES PASSED WITHIN PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS REPORTABLE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS CONDUCTED BETWEEN 01/01/2008 THROUGH 10/23/2010 FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ERRONEOUS RESULTS ON TROPONIN, CKMB AND MYOGLOBIN ASSAY FOR ONE PATIENT'S SAMPLE WITH MULTIPLE DRAWS. THE PATIENT SAMPLE WAS TESTED ON THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. A REPEAT OF THE SAMPLE TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON ANOTHER INSTRUMENT AND THE RESULTS WERE WITHIN THE REFERENCE RANGE. THE EVENT LOG SHOWS NO SYSTEM ERRORS OCCURRED AT THE TIME THE PATIENT SPECIMEN WAS PROCESSED. THE INITIAL ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCE OR ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT OR PRECLUDE ANY ADVERSE PATIENT EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR ACCESS CK-MB| ACCESS MYOGLOBIN| ACCESS ACCUTNI