FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER
MDR report key: 3892543
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Received June 24, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1061932-2014-01417
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 24, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 30, 2014
- Report Date
- May 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER
- Product Code
- GKZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K011342
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- HI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ON (B)(4) 2014, A BECKMAN COULTER FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) EVALUATED THE ANALYZER AND FOUND THE RETIC (RETICULOCYTE) STAIN CHAMBER (VC24) WAS NOT DRAINING COMPLETELY AND REPLACED THE 3 TUBE PINCH VALVE, VL53, WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY 'CRACKED AT THE NECK'. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE SERVICING A COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER IN A CUSTOMER'S FACILITY, A BECKMAN COULTER FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) IDENTIFIED THAT RETICULOCYTE TEST RESULTS WERE NOT BEING GENERATED AND THE RETICULOCYTE STAIN CHAMBER WAS NOT DRAINING COMPLETELY. THERE WERE NO ERRONEOUS TEST RESULTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO DEATH, INJURY OR AFFECT TO USER OR PATIENT TREATMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367798 | COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER | COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL | GKZ | BECKMAN COULTER | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |