FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL DXC 800
MDR report key: 2254200
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Received September 19, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2011-05563
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 19, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 22, 2011
- Report Date
- August 22, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042291
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER CALLED TO REPORT THAT AFTER SHE RECEIVED AN UNRECOVERED MC (MODULAR CHEMISTRY) SAMPLE PROBE OBSTRUCTION TO REPLACE THE SAMPLE PROBE ON THE UNICEL DXC 800, SHE FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A DEIONIZED WATER LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE SAMPLE CRANE NEAR THE OBSTRUCTION DETECTION TRANSDUCER. ON THE SAME DAY, THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) VERIFIED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE MC CLOT SENSOR. THE FSE RETURNED THE NEXT DAY, (B)(6) 2011, TO REPLACE THE CLOT SENSOR. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE RUNNING THE TWICE WEEKLY ISE (ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE) (B)(4) BLEACH CLEANING; THEREFORE, NO PATIENTS WERE HARMED SINCE NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE RUN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL DXC 800 | ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | DXC 800 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |