FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 800 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2227789 · Received August 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-04794
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 30, 2011
Date of Event
August 2, 2011
Report Date
August 2, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPLACED SAMPLE PROBE ON (B)(4) 2011 BUT THE LEAK CONTINUED. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE (B)(4) 2011 AND FOUND THAT LEAK WAS FROM THE MC PROBE COLLAR WASH DUE TO CLOT INSIDE VACUUM VALVE. FSE OPENED AND CLEANED THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. FSE PRIMED AND CALIBRATED ALL MC CHEMISTRIES WITH NO ERRORS AND RAN QC. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BEC) REPORTING THAT THE MODULAR CHEMISTRY (MC) SAMPLE PROBE IN THE UNICEL DXC 800 SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. 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 SYNCHRON® CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXC 800 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1