UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2122870-2013-00841
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- June 10, 2013
- Report Date
- September 13, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER
- Product Code
- JJE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K023764
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
BECKMAN COULTER UPLOADED A NEW ASSAY PROTOCOL FILE (APF) ONTO THE CUSTOMER'S DXI INSTRUMENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE FLYERS OBTAINED BY THE CUSTOMER WERE LIKELY DUE TO MISALIGNED PIPETTORS, AND THE NEW APF VERSION OF THE GI MONITOR WHICH WAS UPLOADED ONTO THE CUSTOMER'S DXI MIGHT HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER HAS NOT REPORTED A RECURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE AS OF (B)(4) 2013. ALL ASSOCIATED MEDWATCH REPORTS RELATED TO THIS EVENT: 2122870-2013-00815; 2122870-2013-00837; 2122870-2013-00838; 2122870-2013-00839; 2122870-2013-00840; 2122870-2013-00841; 2122870-2013-00847; 2122870-2013-00848; 2122870-2013-00849; 2122870-2013-00850. DEVICE EVAL: DATA ANALYSIS.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED OBTAINING ACCESS GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) MONITOR FLYERS, FOR MULTIPLE PATIENT AND QUALITY CONTROL (QC) SAMPLES, OVER SEVERAL DAYS, INVOLVING THE UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND BECKMAN COULTER NOTED SEVERAL GI MONITOR QC FLYERS WHICH WERE FLAGGED WITH QCF FLAGS, INDICATING THAT THE RESULTS VIOLATED ONE OR MORE QC RULES. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA INDICATED THAT FLYERS WERE OBTAINED ON MULTIPLE GI MONITOR REAGENT PACK LOT NUMBERS AND ON VARIOUS REAGENT PACK POSITIONS. THE FLYERS WERE OBSERVED WITH THREE PIPETTORS BUT MAINLY WITH PIPETTOR #3. BECKMAN COULTER NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO ISSUES ENCOUNTERED WITH MISALIGNED PIPETTORS. THE CUSTOMER HAS PROVIDED MULTIPLE PATIENT SAMPLE RESULTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LABORATORY AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE OR AFFECT TO PATIENT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT REFERENCES THE EVENT WHICH OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2013. ACCESS GI MONITOR REAGENT PART NUMBER 387687 WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTRUMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524534 | UNICEL® DXI 800 ACCESS® IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM | ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE | JJE | BECKMAN COULTER | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |