FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2456891 · Received February 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
1061932-2012-00535
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 16, 2012
Date of Event
January 25, 2012
Report Date
January 25, 2012
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K081930
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(4) 2012, CUSTOMER REPORTED A BROWNISH LEAK AROUND THE MIXING CHAMBER AREA OF THE DXH 800 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM. CUSTOMER COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO ERRONEOUS PATIENT RESULTS WERE GENERATED. FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT AND OBSERVED THAT THE NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELL (NRBC) DRAIN PORT WAS PLUGGED. FSE CLEANED THE PORT AND VERIFIED DRAINAGE. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE REPORTED. REPAIRS WERE VERIFIED AS PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND RESULTS MET PUBLISHED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1