FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2851772 · Received November 29, 2012

Report

Report Number
2122870-2012-01956
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 29, 2012
Date of Event
September 22, 2012
Report Date
November 1, 2012
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED AS THE CUSTOMER DID NOT QUESTION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF ZONE TEMPERATURES INDICATES ALL TEMPERATURES WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS ON (B)(6) 2012. SYSTEM CHECK, PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012, FAILED THE WASHED PORTION. THE WASHED PORTION WAS REPEATED THE SAME DAY WITH PASSING RESULTS. NO INSTRUMENT FLAGS WERE NOTED. SERVICE ASSAYS WERE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012 AND PASSED WITHIN SPECIFICATION. A DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. ALL RELATED MEDWATCH REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT: 2122870-2012-01950, 2122870-2012-01951, 2122870-2012-01952, 2122870-2012-01953, 2122870-2012-01954, 2122870-2012-01955, 2122870-2012-01956, 2122870-2012-01957.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE AFFILIATE REPORTED THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED IMPRECISION OF TOTAL THYROXINE (TT4) RESULTS, ON SEPARATE DAYS, INVOLVING THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE INITIAL RESULTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE REANALYZED VALUES. PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT IMPACTED AS THE PHYSICIAN RERUNS TESTS AND MAKE AN EXACT DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THIS IS REPORT SEVEN OF EIGHT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1