FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXL800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2508237 · Received March 28, 2012

Report

Report Number
2122870-2012-00870
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 28, 2012
Date of Event
March 7, 2012
Report Date
March 8, 2012
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Removal / Correction Number
2050012-08/19/2010-030C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BECKMAN COULTER INC. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED TO THE SITE FOR THIS EVENT. THROUGH BECKMAN COULTER INC. TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT USE ERROR, IN THE FORM OF PACK SHARING, HAD OCCURRED. (B)(4). A PREVIOUS BECKMAN COULTER INC. CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION HAD BEEN ISSUED IN RELATION TO THIS ISSUE. MDRS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT: 2122870-2012-00868, 2122870-2012-00869, 2122870-2012-00870, 2122870-2012-00871.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED OBSERVING PACK MONITORING ERRORS FOR BR MONITOR, DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE (DHEAS), ESTRADIOL AND GI MONITOR ON THEIR UNICEL DXL800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. NO PATIENT RESULTS WERE GENERATED IN CONNECTION TO THIS EVENT AND HENCE THERE WAS NO DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR MODIFICATION TO PATIENT TREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE ESTRADIOL REAGENT. AS PART OF ISSUE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE BECKMAN COULTER INC. REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO REMOVE THE REAGENT PACK AND LOAD IT ONTO ANOTHER INSTRUMENT TO SEE IF THE INSTRUMENT 'ACKNOWLEDGED' THE REAGENT PACK SERIAL NUMBER. THE ALTERNATE INSTRUMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS SPECIFIC REAGENT PACK AND INDICATED A "USED" TEST COUNT FOR THE PACK. THIS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAGENT PACK HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY LOADED AND UTILIZED ON THE ALTERNATE INSTRUMENT, AND HENCE PACK SHARING HAD OCCURRED. BECKMAN COULTER INC. LABELING INDICATES THAT PACK SHARING SHOULD NOT OCCUR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL DXL800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ACCESS ESTRADIOL REAGENT