FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PATIENT GROUNDING PAD

MDR report key: 1081469 · Received July 25, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-01301
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 25, 2008
Date of Event
June 26, 2008
Report Date
June 27, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
ODR
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE LOT NUMBER OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE; THEREFORE, THE DEVICE MFR DATE IS UNK. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. A DEVICE ANALYSIS CANNOT BE PERFORMED; THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE SECOND OF FOUR INDIVIDUAL PT GROUNDING PADS. REFER TO MFR REPORT #S: 3005099803-2008-01299, 3005099803-2008-01300, AND 3005099803-2008-01302 FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE THREE ADDITIONAL GROUNDING PADS. REFER TO MFR REPORT #3005099803-2008-01298 FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE RF 3000 GENERATOR. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP ON 6/27/08 THAT AN RF ABLATION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON THE DAY BEFORE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, "DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE GENERATOR WAS NOT REGISTERING THAT THE PADS WERE OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED BLISTERING/BURN ON THE PT." FOLLOW-UP INFO ASCERTAINED BY A BSC SALES REP CLARIFIED THE EVENT WITH THE FOLLOWING: THE PT BURN WAS NOTED AFTER THE RF ABLATION PROCEDURE; AND THE CONSOLE (GENERATOR) DID NOT DISPLAY ANY ERROR CODE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE COMPLAINANT OF ANY BURN TREATMENT PROVIDED TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PATIENT GROUNDING PAD GROUNDING PAD ODR BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M001262191 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other