FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600I ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2192405 · Received August 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-02696
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 5, 2011
Date of Event
July 3, 2011
Report Date
July 5, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLE WAS SERUM, COLLECTED IN A 13X100 MM GRAINER VACUETTE, AND CENTRIFUGED AT 4100G FOR TEN (10) MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE SAMPLE LOOKED CLEAR AND FULL VOLUME. PER THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT RECORDS, QC WAS WITHIN CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED RANGES. THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD A PASSING ACCUTNI CALIBRATION ON (B)(4) 2011. THE CUSTOMER'S LAST SYSTEM CHECK WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC (BCI) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING A TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULT ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI) CUT-OFF FOR ONE (1) PATIENT'S SAMPLE, GENERATED BY THE UNICEL DXC 600I ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE ERRONEOUS RESULT WAS NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. UPON REPEAT, THE RESULT WAS WITHIN THE RISK STRATIFICATION RANGE. NO REPORTS OF DEATH, INJURY, OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1