FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HYDROTHERMABLATOR CONSOLE UNIT

MDR report key: 1062049 · Received June 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-00722
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 13, 2008
Date of Event
May 12, 2008
Report Date
May 15, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
MNB
PMA / PMN Number
P000040
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT AN EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED. THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS DEVICE AND THE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A THERAPEUTIC HYDROTHERMAL ABLATION (HTA) PROCEDURE THAT OCCURRED IN 2008. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETING OF THE ABLATION CYCLE, THE HTA UNIT DISPLAY REMAINED AT THE ABLATION TEMP OF 90 DEGREES; THE DISPLAY REMAINED AT THIS TEMP FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. THE UNIT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED BY THE NURSE WITH A NEW HEATER CANISTER & PROCEDURE PACK & IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HYDROTHERMABLATOR CONSOLE UNIT MNB BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M00656001DM0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK