FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON® LX®I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2241846 · Received September 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-05093
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 9, 2011
Date of Event
August 11, 2011
Report Date
August 11, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023049
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE (B)(6) 2011 AND REPLACED A VALVE WHICH RESOLVED THE LEAKING ISSUE. FES FOUND CARTRIDGE CHEMISTRY (CC) SAMPLE PROBE ERRORS AND INSPECTED CRANES AND SOME RESISTANCE WAS FOUND ON THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF CC PROBE. FSE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE CRANE AND ALIGNMENTS WERE COMPLETED WHICH IMPROVED THE MOVEMENT. QC WAS TESTED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED. REPAIR WAS VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BEC) REPORTING THAT A REAGENT PROBE WAS DRIPPING AND THE SYNCHRON LXI 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM WAS PRODUCING PHOTOMETER ERRORS. NO INJURY OR EXPOSURE WAS REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE GENERATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON® LX®I 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. LXI 725 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1