FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MAZE LINEAR CARDIAC PROBE
MDR report key: 2222211
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Received August 24, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3003502395-2011-00010
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 24, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 3, 2011
- Report Date
- August 24, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ATRICURE, INC.
- Product Code
- GEH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K811390
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING THE INITIAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011, A MAZE LINEAR CARDIAC REUSABLE PROBE WAS CONNECTED TO A CCS-200 CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM. AFTER THE FIRST ABLATION CYCLE OF 60 SECONDS THE PROBE WAS DEFROSTED. DURING REPOSITIONING A "HISS" WAS HEARD AND THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE PROBE. AFTER VISUAL EXAMINATION THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED THE PROBE BOILER (TIP) SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE. THE TIP WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED WITH A DISPOSABLE PROBE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAZE LINEAR CARDIAC PROBE | UNIT, CRYSOSURGICAL, ACCESSORIES | GEH | ATRICURE, INC. | 3011 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Other |