FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2367939
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Received December 12, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2011-08385
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 12, 2011
- Date of Event
- November 20, 2011
- Report Date
- November 21, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042291
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2011 CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE DXC 600 PRO INSTRUMENT GENERATED HYDRO ERRORS, AND HAD LEAKED THE DAY BEFORE. CUSTOMER STOPPED AND HOMED THE INSTRUMENT AND IT WAS IN STANDBY. CUSTOMER CLEANED THE SPILL WITH TOWELS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS PATIENT RESULTS WERE GENERATED. CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CTS) ASSISTED THE CUSTOMER WITH TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE CUSTOMER FOUND SOME MOISTURE IN BETWEEN ONE CUVETTE AND THE WALL OF THE REACTION WHEEL. CTS SUSPECTED IT HAPPED WHEN THE CUSTOMER HAD HYDRO ERRORS. CUSTOMER REINSTALLED THE REACTION WHEEL AND INITIALIZED THE WHEEL. NO TEMPERATURE ERRORS WERE OBSERVED, AND CUSTOMER WASHED ALL CUVETTES. NO FURTHER LEAKING WAS OBSERVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON SYSTEM | ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | DXC 600 PRO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |