FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ATRICURE BIPOLAR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1680152 · Received May 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
3003502395-2010-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 11, 2010
Date of Event
April 19, 2010
Report Date
May 6, 2010
Manufacturer
ATRICURE, INC.
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K063630
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4). (B) (4). INFO OF THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THE COMPANY BY FIELD PERSONNEL. NO FURTHER INFO HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME BY THE ACCOUNT. EVAL SUMMARY - THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL. A RETAINED SAMPLE OF THE OLL2 DEVICE FROM A SIMILAR LOT WAS EVALUATED. THE SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. THERE WERE NO ISSUES NOTED FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE. ALSO, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A PROCEDURE, THE RIGHT INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN WAS DISSECTED AND THREE ABLATIONS WERE COMPLETED USING THE OLL2 DEVICE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BLEEDING NEAR THE PULMONARY VEIN. THE SURGEON RE-INTUBATED THE PT AND A TEAR WAS FOUND ON THE INFERIOR WALL OF THE PULMONARY VEIN. THE SURGEON COULD NOT DISCERN HOW THE TEAR WAS CREATED. THE TEAR WAS REPAIRED BY SUTURE AND THERE WAS NO LONG TERM PT CONSEQUENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ATRICURE BIPOLAR SYSTEM ELECTROSURGICAL CUTTING AND COAGULATION GEI ATRICURE, INC. OLL2 22316

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention