FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3160797 · Received June 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2122870-2013-00532
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 11, 2013
Date of Event
May 13, 2013
Report Date
May 13, 2013
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) CONFIRMED THE MAIN PIPETTOR WAS BENT. THE FSE NOTED THE EVENT LOG MESSAGE INDICATED THERE WAS A PIPETTOR MOTION ERROR. THE FSE REPLACED THE MAIN PIPETTOR AND PERFORMED ALL OF THE NECESSARY ALIGNMENTS AND VERIFICATION TESTING. SERVICE ACTIVITY PERFORMED WAS VERIFIED TO MEET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. THE INSTRUMENT CONFORMED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S PUBLISHED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THE PRIMARY PIPETTOR WAS BENT WHILE PERFORMING WEEKLY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ON THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER STATED QUALITY CONTROL (QC) WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION, AND PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT QUESTIONED. ALL PATIENT RESULTS WERE RELEASED OUT OF THE LABORATORY. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT OF PATIENT CONSEQUENCE OR CHANGE IN PATIENT TREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. A BECKMAN COULTER FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSESS THE INSTRUMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
262727 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1