FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2448892
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Received February 13, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 1061932-2012-00376
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 13, 2012
- Date of Event
- January 19, 2012
- Report Date
- January 19, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- GKZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K081930
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
EVALUATION - RESULTS: NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELL CHAMBER. BEC IDENTIFIER FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER REPORTED TO BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) THAT THERE WAS A BLUE LIQUID LEAK UNDERNEATH THE UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM. CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY ADVERSE EVENT OR INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PATIENT TREATMENT. BEC FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) TROUBLESHOT THE INSTRUMENT WITH THE CUSTOMER. THE FSE OBSERVED THE CUSTOMER REMOVED DEBRIS CLOGGING THE NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELL (NRBC) CHAMBER. TO DATE, CUSTOMER HAS NOT REPORTED RECURRENCE OF THE LEAK.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM | COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL | GKZ | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | DXH 800 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |