CERENE CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3012018285-2025-00006
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 31, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 3, 2025
- Report Date
- September 5, 2025
- Manufacturer
- CHANNEL MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- MNB
- UDI-DI
- 00850008595035
- PMA / PMN Number
- P180032
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION DURING TREATMENT CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A USER ELECTING TO PERFORM A REPEAT ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION, WHICH CAN POSE A SERIOUS RISK TO HEALTH. LABELING FOR THE CERENE CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE STATES THAT THE "TREATMENT STATUS AND NEXT STEPS" FOR ERROR CODE 301 IS "UTERUS PARTIALLY TREATED, END PROCEDURE, DO NOT RE-TREAT." NO INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED. DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
BASED ON EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, THE DATA LOG INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE USER WAS PROMPTED TO RETRACT THE SHEATH TO THE FINAL CAVITY LENGTH, AFTER WHICH THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO CONFIRM A 2.5CM CAVITY LENGTH AND THEN PUSHED AGAIN TO PROCEED WITH INFLATION CYCLES AND TREATMENT. THE DEVICE WAS PAUSED AFTER 12 SECONDS OF NITROUS OXIDE TREATMENT. EC 301 WAS DUE TO USE ERROR - THE USER DID NOT RETRACT THE SHEATH TO THE MEASURED CAVITY LENGTH WHEN PROMPTED AND PAUSED THE DEVICE ONCE NITROUS OXIDE TREATMENT STARTED, TRIGGERING EC 301.
DURING AN ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION WITH THE CERENE CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE, THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THE DEVICE STARTED TREATMENT WITH THE CAVITY LENGTH SET TO 2.5CM. AS THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNSURE OF THE CAVITY LENGTH SETTING, A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS PRESENT DIRECTED THE PHYSICIAN TO PAUSE THE DEVICE AFTER 8-10 SECONDS OF CRYOTHERAPY HAD ELAPSED AND BEGIN VENTING THE DEVICE. ERROR CODE 301 WAS SHOWN ON THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO USE ANOTHER DEVICE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A FULL TREATMENT, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED WITH NO INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2278197 | CERENE CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE | ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION DEVICE | MNB | CHANNEL MEDSYSTEMS, INC. | FGS-7000 | 112041064 | 00850008595035 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female |