FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2387339 · Received December 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-06434
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 22, 2011
Date of Event
November 9, 2011
Report Date
November 22, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO DATE BASED ON THE SUPPLIED INFORMATION. NOTE: THIS REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE CUSTOMER'S UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ONLY. THE INFORMATION ON THE CUSTOMER'S OTHER INSTRUMENT SYNCHRON LXI 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM IS LISTED BELOW: BRAND NAME: SYNCHRON LXI 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM, REFURBISHED. TYPE OF DEVICE: DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER FOR CLINICAL USE. (B)(4). CATALOGUE NUMBER: A63254; SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(4). THE 510(K) NUMBER: K023049. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: 09/11/2000. THE BELOW LISTED MDRS ARE BEING REPORTED FOR THE EVENTS ON DIFFERENT DATES AT THIS CUSTOMER SITE: 2122870-2011-06428, 2122870-2011-06429, 2122870-2011-06430, 2122870-2011-06431, 2122870-2011-06432, 2122870-2011-06433, 2122870-2011-06434, 2122870-2011-06435, 2122870-2011-06436, 2122870-2011-06437, 2122870-2011-06438, 2122870-2011-06439, 2122870-2011-06440, 2122870-2011-06441, 2122870-2011-06442, 2122870-2011-06443, 2122870-2011-06444, 2122870-2011-06445, 2122870-2011-06446, 2122870-2011-06447, 2122870-2011-06448.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CHANGE IN BULLET POINT #2 FROM: THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS A RESULT, ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CUTOFF OF THE ASSAY, GENERATED ON (B)(6) 2011 FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER FELT THE ACCUTNI PATIENT SAMPLES WERE DISCORDANT TO ALTERNATE METHOD TESTING. PATIENT RESULTS ARE PROVIDED. TO: THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS A RESULT, WITHIN THE RISK STRATIFICATION RANGE OF THE ASSAY ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CUTOFF OF THE ASSAY, GENERATED ON (B)(6) 2011 FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER FELT THE ACCUTNI PATIENT SAMPLES WERE DISCORDANT TO ALTERNATE METHOD TESTING. PATIENT RESULTS ARE PROVIDED. SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND CENTRIFUGATION INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. QC AND SYSTEM CHECK DATA WAS NOT PROVIDED. ACCESS ACCUTNI REAGENT LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS A RESULT, WITHIN THE RISK STRATIFICATION RANGE OF THE ASSAY ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CUTOFF OF THE ASSAY, GENERATED ON (B)(6) 2011 FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER FELT THE ACCUTNI PATIENT SAMPLES WERE DISCORDANT TO ALTERNATE METHOD TESTING. PATIENT RESULTS ARE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BEC) TO REPORT OBTAINING REPRODUCIBLE ELEVATED TROPONIN I (ACCUTNI) RESULTS OVER A PERIOD OF (B)(6) 2011. THE CUSTOMER SWITCHED THE INSTRUMENT FROM SYNCHRON LXI 725 CLINICAL SYSTEM TO UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DURING THIS PERIOD, AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM WHICH INSTRUMENT. THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS A RESULT, ABOVE THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CUTOFF OF THE ASSAY, GENERATED ON 11/09/2011 FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER FELT THE ACCUTNI PATIENT SAMPLES WERE DISCORDANT TO ALTERNATE METHOD TESTING. THE RESULT WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, BUT DID NOT MATCH THE CLINICAL PICTURE OF THE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGE TO PATIENT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE MMI BECKMAN COULTER INC. DXI 600 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1