MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BECKMAN COULTER UNICEL DXH 900 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM; COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL

Model Number TN DXH 900 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM WITH FLOOR STAND

Device Problem Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings (1535)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 11/30/2021

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The field service engineer (fse) was at the customer site and inspected the instrument.To resolve the issue the fse primed sweep flow and zapped apertures to resolve the issue.The information provided reasonably suggest an instrument malfunction related to dirty apertures.Bec internal identifier - (b)(4).

Event Description

The customer reported getting dashes on red blood cell (rbc), rbc parameters and platelet (plt) on their dxh 900 hematology instrument.The instrument was also generating 'check for clots' errors for plt.The customer also reported erroneously high plt results for two patients.Patient data was requested but the customer was unable to provide it because they did had not separated them and did not have time to seek them out.The erroneous results were not reported out of the laboratory.There was no report of death, injury, or change to patient treatment as a result of this event.

• Brand Name: UNICEL DXH 900 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM
• Type of Device: COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL
• Manufacturer (Section D): BECKMAN COULTER; 250 s. kraemer blvd.; brea CA 92821
• Manufacturer (Section G): BECKMAN COULTER; 11800 sw 147th avenue; miami FL 33196 2031
• Manufacturer Contact: harry long ; 1000 lake hazeltine drive; m/s r590c; chaska, MN 55318 ; 9523681224
• MDR Report Key: 13006975
• MDR Text Key: 282292444
• Report Number: 1061932-2021-00177
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GKZ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 15099590701574
• UDI-Public: (01)15099590701574(11)210524
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K140911
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,User Facility
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 12/14/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 12/14/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: TN DXH 900 HEMATOLOGY SYSTEM WITH FLOOR STAND
• Device Catalogue Number: C11478
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 11/30/2021
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1