FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2448924 · Received February 13, 2012

Report

Report Number
2050012-2012-00473
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
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K042291
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION - RESULTS: WASH COLLAR. THIS REPORT IS ONE OF TWO REPORTS RELATED TO TWO REPORTABLE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS. THIS REPORT IS RELATED TO MDR#2050012-2012-00474.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED TO BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) THAT THE UNICEL DXC 600 SYNCHRON SYSTEM GENERATED RANDOM SUPPRESSED PATIENT RESULTS WITH BLANK ABSORBANCE HIGH / LOW ERRORS ON BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN), ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST) AND TRIGLYCERIDE (TG). CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM REAGENT PROBE B. CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE NOT GENERATED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY ADVERSE EVENT OR INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PATIENT TREATMENT. BEC FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPLACED THE CARTRIDGE CHEMISTRY SAMPLE PROBE, REAGENT PROBE B, T-VALVE ASSEMBLY ON REAGENT PROBES, COLLAR WASH, REAGENT A/B VALVE AND REAGENT PROBE B 2-WAY VALVE ON MANIFOLD. THE FSE PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS. THE FSE UNLOADED AND RELOADED ALL REAGENTS.

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 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 8 YR