FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2458509 · Received February 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
2122870-2012-00393
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 16, 2012
Date of Event
January 16, 2012
Report Date
January 20, 2012
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0607-2011
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED AS THE CUSTOMER DID NOT QUESTION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. THE CUSTOMER NOTED QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RECOVERY WAS WITHIN THE LABORATORY'S ACCEPTABLE RANGE ON (B)(6) 2012.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FAILED ESTRADIOL QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RESULTS, GREATER THAN 4,909 PG/ML FOR ALL THREE LEVELS, INVOLVING ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO ESTRADIOL REAGENT PACK IN COMPARTMENT 1 ON THE REAGENT CAROUSEL. BECKMAN COULTER, INC. CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SERVICE (CTS) ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO LOCATE THE MIS-LOADED REAGENT PACK AND PROPERLY DISCARD IT. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO ERRORS IN THE EVENT INVENTORY REPORT AND DID NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH ANY OTHER ASSAYS. ALL OTHER REAGENTS MATCHED THE SOFTWARE INVENTORY. THE CUSTOMER STATED PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT RELEASED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. NO PATIENT SAMPLES WERE TESTED DURING THE REAGENT PACK MIS-LOAD DISCOVERY. CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SERVICE (CTS) ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO RETEST ALL PATIENT SAMPLES DURING QUALITY CONTROL RECOVERY WAS WITHIN THE LABORATORY'S ACCEPTABLE RANGE, AND THE CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY OR CHANGE IN PATIENT TREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ACCESS ESTRADIOL CALIBRATORS| ACCESS ESTRADIOL