FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHRON CX DELTA SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 2362313 · Received December 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2050012-2011-08335
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 7, 2011
Date of Event
November 2, 2011
Report Date
November 7, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K950958
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SF
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER. ON-SITE SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED. A REPLACEMENT REAGENT WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER. SERVICE NOT REQUESTED BY CUSTOMER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2011, CUSTOMER REPORTED ERRATIC LIPASE RESULTS GENERATED ON THE CX9 INSTRUMENT FOR (B)(6) 2011. THE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT TREATMENT BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS. PER THE CUSTOMER'S DATA, THE CONTROLS AND PATIENT RESULT VALUES DO NOT MATCH WITH BECKMAN COULTER'S (BEC) REFERENCE RANGE OR THE ANALYTICAL RANGE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ON (B)(6) 2011, CUSTOMER CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE CUSTOMER RAN THIS AS A UDR (USER DEFINED REAGENT). THE TECHNICIAN WHO ORIGINALLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH RESULT IS THE CORRECT RESULT. PER CUSTOMER ADVOCATE, THE CUSTOMER NOW REPORTS THAT ALL IS WORKING 100%. THE ROOT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. ON-SITE SERVICE WAS NOT REQUESTED. A REPLACEMENT REAGENT WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHRON CX DELTA SYSTEMS ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. CX9 ALX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1