FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3062309 · Received April 16, 2013

Report

Report Number
2122870-2013-00390
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 16, 2013
Date of Event
March 18, 2013
Report Date
March 18, 2013
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
DHA
PMA / PMN Number
K023764
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SERVICE WAS DECLINED AS THE CUSTOMER DID NOT QUESTION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. A DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ERRONEOUS TOTAL BETA HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN (TBHCG) RESULT, ABOVE THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE, FOR ONE PATIENT, INVOLVING THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACCESS TOTAL BHCG ASSAY AND CALIBRATORS. AN INITIAL RESULT OF APPROXIMATELY 800 IU/L WAS OBTAINED AND RELEASED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. AS A RESULT, THE PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND THE PATIENT WAS PREPARED FOR SURGERY. SURGERY WAS CANCELLED WHEN A NEGATIVE REPEAT RESULT WAS OBTAINED. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF CURRENT PATIENT OUTCOME TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
162390 UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE DHA BECKMAN COULTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other