FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
UNICEL DXC 800 SYNCHRON SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2552410
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Received April 29, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2050012-2012-01003
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 29, 2012
- Date of Event
- April 4, 2012
- Report Date
- April 4, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042291
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER REPORTED TO BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (BEC) THAT ALL MODULAR CHEMISTRIES CUPS ON THE MODULAR CHEMISTRY (MC) SIDE OF THE UNICEL DXC 800 SYNCHRON CLINICAL SYSTEM WERE OVERFLOWING. CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT SMALL AMOUNTS OF ALBUMIN (ALBM), BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUNM), CREATININE (CREM), GLUCOSE (GLUM), PHOSPHORUS (PHOSM), AND TOTAL PROTEIN (TPM) WERE OVERFLOWING FROM THE TOPS OF THE CUPS. 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) FOUND DEBRIS FROM THE MC WASTE MANIFOLD. THE FSE FLUSHED THE MANIFOLD WITH BLEACH.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNICEL DXC 800 SYNCHRON SYSTEM | ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |