FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
EXPRESS 4
MDR report key: 3886270
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Received April 9, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2023446-2014-00037
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 9, 2014
- Date of Event
- February 24, 2014
- Report Date
- February 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- IRIS INTERNATIONAL
- Product Code
- JQC
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
STATSPIN CENTRIFUGE UNIT WAS NOT WORKING AND THE CABLE BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY AND PCB BOARD WAS MELTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO VISIBLE FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE OBSERVED, NOR FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF CHARRED MATERIAL. THE UNIT EVALUATION UPON SERVICE SHOWED POWER HARNESS MELTED TO THE PCB. THE PCB WAS REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS REBUILT TO BRING UNIT UP TO CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER NOTED THE CABLE BETWEEN THE POWER SUPPLY AND BOARD WAS MELTED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE BOARD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215999 | EXPRESS 4 | STATSPIN CENTRIFUGE | JQC | IRIS INTERNATIONAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |