TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE, BRK SERIES
Report
- Report Number
- 3008452825-2026-00021
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 27, 2026
- Report Date
- January 27, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT MEDICAL
- Product Code
- DRC
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- EZ
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION ARE INCONCLUSIVE SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. MODEL/LOT NUMBER INFORMATION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OBTAINED FOR THIS DEVICE. THEREFORE, FULL UDI INFORMATION(D4) AND 510K(G3) ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
THE FOLLOWING WAS PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY VOLUME 2025. WILEY. "ACUTE AND SHORT-TERM HEMODYNAMIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CHANGES DURING AND AFTER LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE"; DALIBOR HERMAN. TWO CENTERS ENROLLED PATIENTS FOR LAAC FROM JANUARY 2022 TO JULY 2024. INVASIVE HEMODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS OF LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE (LAP) WERE TAKEN AFTER THE TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE AND POST DEVICE DEPLOYMENT (BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER ISOMETRIC EXERCISE). THE HEART FAILURE (HF) BIOMARKERS (NT-PROBNP, NT-PROANP, AND GDF-15) WERE ASSESSED BEFORE AND 3 MONTHS AFTER LAAC. THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS WERE ASSESSED BEFORE AND 6 MONTHS AFTER LAAC. TWO ADVERSE EVENTS OF PERICARDIAL EFFUSION WHICH REQUIRED PERICARDIOCENTESIS WERE REPORTED. BOTH PATIENTS RECOVERED WITH GOOD OUTCOMES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247501 | TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE, BRK SERIES | Trocar | DRC | ABBOTT MEDICAL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Life Threatening| R |