FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FARADRIVE SHEATH

MDR report key: 22546081 · Received July 18, 2025

Report

Report Number
MW5172961
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 18, 2025
Date of Event
June 6, 2025
Report Date
July 16, 2025
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
DRA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN
Health Professional
*

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WHILE INVESTIGATING AN EVENT INVOLVING ONE OF OUR PRODUCTS, (B)(6). NOTED A POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT REGARDING A NON (B)(6). PRODUCT. THE PATIENT HAD AN ADVERSE EVENT. WHILE THE PHYSICIAN WAS ADVANCING THE FARAWAVE CATHETER THROUGH THE FARADRIVE SHEATH, THE PATIENT'S ECG SHOWED SUDDEN ONSET ST SEGMENT ELEVATION. THE OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED AND THE PATIENT WAS MONITORED UNTIL THE ELEVATION RESOLVED THEN THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED. THE PATIENT REMAINED STABLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN FELT THAT AIR WAS INTRODUCED TO THE SHEATH WHEN THE OCTARAY CATHETER AND THE FARAWAVE CATHETER WERE EXCHANGED. IN ADDITION, THE CARTO 3 SYSTEM DISPLAYED A SENSOR ERROR, CODE UNKNOWN, WHEN THE OCTARAY CATHETER WAS PLUGGED INTO THE PATIENT INTERFACE UNIT. THE CABLE WAS EXCHANGED WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THE CATHETER WAS EXCHANGED AND THE ISSUE RESOLVED. (B)(6) CATHETERS USED DURING THE PROCEDURE: OCTARAY F CURVE (D160906 LOT UNKNOWN), SOUNDSTAR (CATALOG AND LOT UNKNOWN), DECANAV (CATALOG AND LOT UNKNOWN) NON (B)(6) CATHETERS USED: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FARADRIVE SHEATH AND THE FARAPULSE CATHETER. CARTO SN (B)(6) SOFTWARE VERSION: 8.1.0.325 NGEN SERIAL NUMBER AND SOFTWARE VERSION UNKNOWN PFA PROCEDURE WITH BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FARAPULSE. THIS REPORT REFLECTS INFORMATION RECEIVED BY FDA IN THE FORM OF A NOTIFICATION PER 803.22 (B)(2).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1574002 FARADRIVE SHEATH CATHETER, STEERABLE DRA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown CARTO 3 SYSTEM.| DECANAV.| OCTARAY CATHETER.| SOUNDSTAR.