FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM

MDR report key: 14116329 · Received April 14, 2022

Report

Report Number
3009970070-2022-00013
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 14, 2022
Date of Event
March 18, 2022
Report Date
June 29, 2022
Manufacturer
MONTERIS MEDICAL
Product Code
GEX
UDI-DI
00816589021080
PMA / PMN Number
K193375
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE NEUROBLATE SYSTEM INSTURCTIONS FOR USE, REVISION B (CURRENT) CONTAINS LASER SAFETY WARNINGS AS RISK MITIGATIONS FOR THIS EVENT: SECTION 4.3, GENERAL WARNINGS: "LASER EYE PROTECTION PROVIDED WITH THE NEUROBLATE SYSTEM MUST BE WORN IN THE MRI SCANNER ROOM DURING OPERATION OF THE LASER". "TO AVOID EQUIPMENT DAMAGE AND PATIENT INJURY, DO NOT CONTINUE TO DELIVER LASER ENERGY IF NO ELEVATION IN TISSUE TEMPERATURE IS OBSERVED." "TO AVOID EQUIPMENT DAMAGE AND PATIENT INJURY, DO NOT CONTINUE TO DELIVER LASER ENERGY IF NO ELEVATION IN TISSUE TEMPERATURE IS OBSERVED. NO HARM WAS OBSERVED IN THIS EVENT OR ANY PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENT, AND THE EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED BY THE CLINICAL SPECIALIST INDICATES THAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RISK MITIGATION WERE FOLLOWED. THEREFORE, THESE RISK MITIGATIONS REMAIN EFFECTIVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO TEMPERATURE INCREASE WAS DISPLAYED ON THERMAL SCAN. THE CLINICAL SPECIALIEST FOUND THAT THIS WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A DAMAGED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PORTABLE CONNECTOR MODULE (PCM) AND THE MRI CONTROL ROOM PENETRATION PANEL. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2043988 NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM GEX MONTERIS MEDICAL 20980 00816589021080

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown