FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM

MDR report key: 17821587 · Received September 26, 2023

Report

Report Number
3009970070-2023-00023
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 26, 2023
Date of Event
August 29, 2023
Report Date
September 26, 2023
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTAIN 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" SECTION 4.6, LASER SAFETY WARNINGS: "ENSURE THE LASER FIBER CONNECTIONS ARE MADE CORRECTLY. IMPROPER CONNECTIONS MAY LEAD TO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR OPERATOR INJURY." SECTION 4.7, INSPECTION, CLEANING, DISINFECTION, STERILIZATION: "PRIOR TO USE: CAREFULLY INSPECT ALL SYSTEM LASER CABLE/UMBILICAL CONNECTIONS TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ALL COMPLETED THE "TWO-CLICK" CONNECTION, I.E., PLUG IS PUSHED INTO MATING CONNECTOR SO THAT ONE CLICK AT PARTIAL (HALF) INSERTION AND A SECOND CLICK AT FULL INSERTION." NO HARM WAS OBSERVED IN THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LASER FIBER WAS THERMALLY FUSED AT THE PORTABLE CONNECTOR MODULE (PCM) MATING ADAPTER. THIS OCCURRED MID-WAY THROUGH THE ABLATION. CONNECTIONS WERE TRIPLE CHECKED FOR SECURITY AND WERE FULLY CONNECTED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1097676 NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM NEUROBLATE® SYSTEM GEX MONTERIS MEDICAL 20980 00816589021080

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown