FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER
MDR report key: 3981953
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Received August 5, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1061932-2014-01812
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 5, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 18, 2014
- Report Date
- July 18, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BECKMAN COULTER
- Product Code
- GKZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K061574
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
A BECKMAN COULTER (BEC) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO EVALUATE THE INSTRUMENT. THE FSE FOUND THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CUT THROUGH TUBING AT FITTING 109 ON THE DIFFERENTIAL MIX MODULE. THE FSE REPLACED THE TUBING TO RESOLVE THE LEAK. REPAIRS WERE VERIFIED PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A LEAK FROM A COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER, WHICH WAS NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT OPERATOR WAS WEARING A LAB COAT AND GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE LEAK. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF BIOHAZARD EXPOSURE TO THE LEAK. THERE WERE NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS GENERATED AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEAK.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457579 | COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER | COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL | GKZ | BECKMAN COULTER | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |