MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BECKMAN COULTER COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER; COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL

Catalog Number	6605632
Medical Device Problem Code	Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Not Applicable (3189)
Date of Event	09/29/2016
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A field service engineer (fse) evaluated the analyzer on (b)(6) 2016, and the normally closed tubing at valve vl8, the red blood cell (rbc) diluent dispense valve was replaced, resolving the uncontained leak.The beckman coulter internal identifier for this event is (b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
A customer reported an uncontained clenz leak of less than 50 ml from a coulter lh 750 hematology analyzer.The customer was wearing personal protective equipment (ppe) consisting of gloves and a laboratory coat at the time the leak was discovered, and there was no report of injury or biohazard exposure to open wounds or mucous membranes.Erroneous patient results were not generated and there was no change or affect to patient treatment in connection with the event.

• Brand Name: COULTER LH 750 HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER
• Common Device Name: COUNTER, DIFFERENTIAL CELL
• Manufacturer (Section D): BECKMAN COULTER; 250 s kraemer blvd; brea CA 92821
• MDR Report Key: 6040140
• Report Number: 1061932-2016-00878
• Device Sequence Number: 10927766
• Product Code: GKZ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 15099590264772
• UDI-Public: (01)15099590264772(11)NO-DATA
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: GA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K061574
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional,user faci
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 09/29/2016

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 6605632
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/29/2016
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/19/2016
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1