FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2260815 · Received September 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-04011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 22, 2011
Date of Event
August 24, 2011
Report Date
August 25, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN PLASMA SEPARATOR TUBES AND CENTRIFUGED FOR 6 MINUTES AT 5000 RPM OR PROCESSED THROUGH THE AUTOMATION LINE. QUALITY CONTROL WAS PERFORMING WITHIN THE CUSTOMER'S ESTABLISHED LIMITS ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT. PER THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE)'S REQUEST, THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED A SYSTEM CHECK ON (B)(6) 2011. THE CHECK FAILED TO PASS WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. THE FSE COMPLETED A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SITE. THE FSE THEN PERFORMED A HIGH SENSITIVITY SYSTEM CHECK AND CARRY OVER TESTING. ALL PASSED WITHIN INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. MDRS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT: 2122870-2011-03998, 2122870-2011-04011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) TO REPORT OBTAINING AN ERRONEOUSLY ELEVATED CREATINE KINASE-MB (CKMB) RESULT ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE OF THE ASSAY FOR ONE (1) PATIENT DURING THE PERIOD FROM (B)(6) 2011. THE RESULTS WERE GENERATED ON A UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACCESS CKMB REAGENT (LOT 023761) AND ACCESS CKMB CALIBRATORS (LOT 022298). THIS REPORT IS ONE OF TWO AND REPRESENTS THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS GENERATED ON (B)(6) 2011. THE INITIAL CKMB RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. REPEAT TESTING OF THE PATIENT SAMPLE ON THE SAME INSTRUMENT GENERATED LOWER RESULTS THAT WERE WITHIN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE OF THE ASSAY. 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 ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. DXI 800 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1