FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2215524 · Received August 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-02896
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 17, 2011
Date of Event
July 12, 2011
Report Date
July 18, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION INFORMATION WERE NOT SUPPLIED. QC ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF VERY LIMITED DATA DUE TO INSTRUMENT SETTING. ANALYSIS DID NOT TEND TO SHOW A REAGENT ISSUE. A CLEAR ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FOR THIS EVENT WITH THE DATA SUPPLIED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) TO REPORT OBTAINING POSITIVE TOTAL BETA HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (T¿HCG) RESULTS THAT EXCEEDED THE ASSAY'S PRECISION CLAIMS FOR FIVE (5) PATIENTS. THE RESULTS WERE GENERATED BY A UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACCESS T¿HCG REAGENT (LOT 170028) AND CALIBRATOR (LOT 022920). THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT ATTRIBUTED OR CONNECTED TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER FOR CLINICAL USE DHA BECKMAN COULTER, INC. DXI 800 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1