FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4621725 · Received March 20, 2015

Report

Report Number
1061932-2015-00507
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 20, 2015
Date of Event
February 25, 2015
Report Date
February 25, 2015
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER
Product Code
GKZ
PMA / PMN Number
K140911
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) EVALUATED THE INSTRUMENT ON 02/26/2015. THE FSE OBSERVED THE HGB CUVETTE DID NOT FILL PROPERLY WHEN PERFORMING BLANK READINGS AND NOTED A SMALL BLOCKAGE IN THE PORT OF SOLENOID VALVE VL167. THE VALVE, VL167 WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE HGB BLANK SHIFT ISSUE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) BLANK SHIFT ERROR MESSAGES ON A UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULARANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND REQUESTED SERVICE. ERRONEOUS PATIENT RESULTS WERE NOT GENERATED AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE OR AFFECT TO PATIENT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
191212 UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL GKZ BECKMAN COULTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1