FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS ACCUTNI+3

MDR report key: 4244039 · Received November 11, 2014

Report

Report Number
2122870-2014-00749
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 11, 2014
Date of Event
October 13, 2014
Report Date
October 13, 2014
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K121790
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE IS NO INDICATION ACCUTNI+3 REAGENT WAS RETURNED TO BECKMAN COULTER (BEC) FOR INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION AND BEC FIELD SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED TO EVALUATE THE INSTRUMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE NONREPRODUCIBLE ACCUTNI+3 RESULTS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE SUPPLIED INFORMATION. (B)(6). (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED A UNICEL DXI 800 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM (SERIAL NUMBER 603579) GENERATED NONREPRODUCIBLE TROPONIN I (ACCUTNI+3) RESULTS FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THE PATIENT SAMPLE HAD BEEN INITIALLY TESTED ON (B)(6) 2014 AND GENERATED AN ELEVATED ACCUTNI+3 RESULT; THE CLINICIAN REQUESTED A RETEST. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT SAMPLE (PREVIOUSLY ALIQUOTED) WAS RETESTED ON THE SAME ANALYZER, WHICH GENERATED FOUR NONREPRODUCIBLE ACCUTNI+3 RESULTS. THIS MDR REPORTS THE FOUR ACCUTNI+3 RESULTS GENERATED ON (B)(6) 2014. SYSTEM PARAMETERS SUCH AS QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RESULTS, CALIBRATION, AND SYSTEM CHECK WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PREANALYTICAL SAMPLING HANDLING ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
726345 ACCESS ACCUTNI+3 IMMUNOASSAY METHOD, TROPONIN SUBUNIT MMI BECKMAN COULTER NA 335791

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1