FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BECKMAN COULTER CZE 2000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 252143 · Received November 23, 1999

Report

Report Number
2050012-1999-00005
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 23, 1999
Date of Event
October 11, 1999
Report Date
November 18, 1999
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JZS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER STATES THAT A SIGNIFICANT IGG KAPPA MONOCLONAL PROTEIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED ON APT WHEN USING THE CZE ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM. WHEN RERUN USING THE PARAGON GEL ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM, THE MONOCLONAL FRACTION WAS IDENTIFIED. THE CZE SYSTEM LABELING DESCRIBES THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SYSTEM TO MISS A SMALL MONOCLONAL FRACTIONS. MONOCLONAL PROTEINS MAY BE INDICATIVE OF SERIOUS ILLNESS AND DISEASE STATES AND A SIGNIFICANT MONOCLONAL THAT IS NOT IDENTIFIED COULD LEAD TO INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS OR INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BECKMAN COULTER CZE 2000 SYSTEM COLUMN ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM JZS BECKMAN COULTER, INC. CZE 2000 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *