FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYNCHRON LX20 PRO SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2441706
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Received February 7, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2012-00397
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 7, 2012
- Date of Event
- January 23, 2012
- Report Date
- January 23, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K011213
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(4) 2012, CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE (ISE) WAS FAILING CALIBRATION AND THE ELECTROLYTE INJECTION CUP (EIC) WAS OVERFLOWING ON THE LX20 PRO INSTRUMENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS PATIENT RESULTS WERE GENERATED. FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE EIC VALVES WERE NOT FULLY SEATED. FSE RESEATED THE CONNECTOR, CLEANED THE EIC AND THE MOUNT FOR THE EIC. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE AND NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYNCHRON LX20 PRO SYSTEM | ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | LX20 PRO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |