FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON CX SYSTEMS URIC ACID (URIC) REAGENT

MDR report key: 2282684 · Received October 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-06037
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 7, 2011
Date of Event
September 14, 2011
Report Date
September 14, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
KNK
PMA / PMN Number
K970919
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CARTRIDGE WAS CRACKED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2011, CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A BROKEN CARTRIDGE OF URIC ACID. NO EXPOSURE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SINCE IT IS UNCLEAR WHICH COMPARTMENT OF THE CARTRIDGE LEAKED, AND IN THE EVENT IT WAS COMPARTMENT B, WHICH CONTAINS MATERIALS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND UPON RECUR IT COULD POTENTIALLY EXPOSE PERSONS TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES, IT WAS DECIDED THAT AN MDR SHOULD BE FILED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON CX SYSTEMS URIC ACID (URIC) REAGENT ACID, URIC, URICASE (COLORIMETRIC) KNK BECKMAN COULTER, INC. M104187

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1