FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COOLPATH DUE CATHETER

MDR report key: 2365812 · Received December 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2030404-2011-00326
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 7, 2011
Date of Event
November 10, 2011
Report Date
November 10, 2011
Manufacturer
STT. JUDE MEDICAL, IRVINE
Product Code
OAD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THE ROOT CAUSE CLASSIFICATION IS CONSISTENT WITH ANTICIPATED PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS AS THIS EVENT IS A KNOWN PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE PROCEDURE AND IS NOTED WITHIN THE IFU.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED DURING A LEFT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION PROCEDURE THE PATIENT SUFFERED AN AV BLOCK. THE LEFT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA WAS MAPPED USING THE ENSITE VELOCITY SYSTEM. DURING THE FIRST RF DELIVERY WITH THE COOL PATH DUE ABLATION CATHETER, AT 30 WATTS AND 40 DEGREES CELSIUS, UNDER THE MITRAL ANNULUS AN ATRIAL VENTRICULAR BLOCK OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS ENDED. TO TREAT THE AV BLOCK AN ICD WAS IMPLANTED. THERE WAS NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION REPORTED AND THE PATIENT WAS NOTED TO BE "FINE" AFTER THE EVENT. NO OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCEDURE OR PATIENT WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COOLPATH DUE CATHETER CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER OAD STT. JUDE MEDICAL, IRVINE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Required Intervention