FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
DIMENSION RXL MAX WITH HM
MDR report key: 3170735
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Received June 14, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1226181-2013-00265
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 14, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 23, 2013
- Report Date
- May 23, 2013
- Manufacturer
- SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112999
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
A SIEMENS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE. AFTER EVALUATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, THE FSE DISCOVERED THAT THE SMOKE HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY. THE FSE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND THEN VERIFIED THE INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONALITY. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE POWER SUPPLY. THE INSTRUMENT IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE IS REQUIRED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE OPERATOR OF A DIMENSION RXL MAX WITH HM INSTRUMENT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT. THE OPERATOR SHUT OFF THE POWER TO THE INSTRUMENT AND UNPLUGGED THE POWER CORD FROM THE OUTLET. NO LABORATORY PERSONNEL OR PATIENT SAMPLES WERE IMPACTED BY THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271105 | DIMENSION RXL MAX WITH HM | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER | JJE | SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. | DIMENSION RXL MAX WITH HM |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |