FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER

MDR report key: 3834036 · Received May 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
1061932-2014-01190
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 27, 2014
Date of Event
April 28, 2014
Report Date
April 28, 2014
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K011342
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

APS1 CARD, REINSTALLATION OF THE COMPUTER'S WINDOWS (OPERATING) SYSTEM. IN CONCLUSION, REINSTALLATION OF THE COMPUTER'S WINDOWS (OPERATING) SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE APS1 (ZAP OR BURN CIRCUIT) CARD RESOLVED THE REPORTED ISSUES. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE AFFILIATE STATED THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE INSTRUMENT COMPUTER DID NOT RESPOND AND GENERATED AN EXECUTION SYSTEM ERROR (EXE ERROR) MESSAGE INVOLVING THE COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER. A BECKMAN COULTER FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) ASSESSED THE INSTRUMENT AND DISCOVERED A BLOCKED WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) APERTURE AND NO ZAP APERTURE VOLTAGE. THE FSE REINSTALLED THE COMPUTER'S WINDOWS (OPERATING) SYSTEM TO RESOLVE THE COMPUTER LOCK-UP ISSUE AND REPLACED THE APS1 (ZAP OR BURN CIRCUIT) CARD TO RESOLVE THE ZAP APERTURE ISSUE. NO ERRONEOUS PATIENT RESULTS WERE GENERATED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. PATIENT CARE WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
311459 COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL GKZ BECKMAN COULTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1