FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 3011817 · Received March 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
2122870-2013-00265
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2013
Date of Event
January 24, 2013
Report Date
February 21, 2013
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER DID NOT SUPPLY ANY QC DATA, CALIBRATION CURVES OR SYSTEM CHECKS FOR REVIEW. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEIR ACCUTNI QUALITY CONTROL (QC) HAS BEEN PERFORMING WITHIN THE LABORATORY'S ESTABLISHED RANGES. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED QUALITY CONTROL (QC) ON THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S TWO I-STAT INSTRUMENTS (ALTERNATE METHODOLOGIES) AND YIELDED WITHIN 1 STANDARD DEVIATION (SD) OF THE MEAN FOR BOTH INSTRUMENTS. THE CUSTOMER ALSO PERFORMED CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE ACCESS 2 AND THE I-STAT INSTRUMENTS; ALL RESULTS MET ASSAY/INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT SUPPLY ANY INFORMATION REGARDING SAMPLE HANDLING OR SAMPLE PROCESSING. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED AS THE CUSTOMER IS NOT QUESTIONING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTRUMENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER (BEC) IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING REPRODUCIBLE ELEVATED TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULTS WITHIN THE RISK STRATIFICATION RANGE FOR ONE (1) PATIENT GENERATED ON THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ACCESS ACCUTNI REAGENT (LOT # NOT SUPPLIED). ON (B)(6) 2013, THE CUSTOMER OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ELEVATED ACCUTNI RESULTS FOR THE ONE (1) PATIENT: 0.42 NG/ML, 0.43 NG/ML, 0.45 NG/ML, 0.49NG/ML, 0.41 NG/ML AND 0.45 NG/ML. THE PATIENT'S SAMPLE WAS RETESTED ON AN ALTERNATE METHODOLOGY (ABBOTT I-STAT POINT OF CARE), WHICH PRODUCED NORMAL RESULTS OF 0.00 NG/ML. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF STOMACH PAIN ALONG WITH THE ELEVATED ACCUTNI RESULTS ON (B)(6) 2013 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2013 AFTER THE NORMAL RESULTS WERE OBTAINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
113569 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE MMI BECKMAN COULTER ACCESS® 2 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Hospitalization