FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXH 800 COULTER® CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3047048 · Received April 10, 2013

Report

Report Number
1061932-2013-00599
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 10, 2013
Date of Event
February 22, 2013
Report Date
March 12, 2013
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K081930
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS RELATED TO MDR 1061932-2013-00598.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT GENERATE BLAST CELL SUSPECT FLAG FOR ONE PATIENT, ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS, INVOLVING THE UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER STATED BLAST CELLS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE MANUAL SLIDES. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PATIENT'S OFFICE REVISIT WHERE VARIANT LYMPH FLAG WAS OBTAINED ON THE UNICEL DXH 800 SYSTEM. UPON MANUAL REVIEW, OVER 50% BLAST CELLS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE RELEASED OUT OF THE LABORATORY, AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL BASED ON THE RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED PATIENT TREATMENT WAS AFFECTED SINCE THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL SOONER. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF CURRENT PATIENT OUTCOME TO DATE. THIS IS REPORT TWO OF TWO FOR THE EVENT DATE NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
150973 UNICEL® DXH 800 COULTER® CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL GKZ BECKMAN COULTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization