FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

THERMOCOOL® SF NAV BI-DIRECTIONAL CATHETER

MDR report key: 3171245 · Received June 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
9673241-2013-00196
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 14, 2013
Date of Event
May 31, 2013
Report Date
June 3, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. (JUAREZ)
Product Code
LPB
PMA / PMN Number
P030031/S025
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS USED DURING THE PROCEDURE: CARTO 3 SYSTEM: MODEL #: FG-5400-00M, SERIAL #: (B)(4). STOCKERT 70 SYSTEM: MODEL #: M-5463-01, SERIAL #: (B)(4). COOL FLOW PUMP: MODEL #: M-5491-02, SERIAL #: (B)(4). CORONARY SINUS CATHETER: MODEL #: UNK, LOT#: UNK. SOUNDSTAR CATHETER: MODEL #: M-5723-05, LOT#: UNK. LASSO CATHETER: MODEL #: D-1343-01-S, LOT#: 15485592A. PREFACE SHEATH: MODEL #: 301803M, LOT#: UNK. THIS EVENT IS ALSO REPORTED UNDER THIS PRODUCT. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REQUEST FOR THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. IT WAS STATED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT THE PRODUCT HAD BEEN DISCARDED. THUS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED, AND WAS VERIFIED THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING AN AFIB ¿ PAROXYSMAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION DURING ABLATION. A BLOOD PRESSURE DROP WAS NOTICED WHILE ABLATING THE RIGHT-SIDED PULMONARY VEINS AND THE EFFUSION WAS CONFIRMED WITH INTRACARDIAC ECHO. THE ABLATION WAS ABORTED AND A PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT BLOOD PRESSURE WAS STABLE AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE PERFORATION RESULTING IN EFFUSION OCCURRED DURING THE TRANSSEPTAL PORTION OF THE PROCEDURE. DUE TO THIS REASON THIS EVENT IS ALSO REPORTED UNDER THE PREFACE GUIDING SHEATH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
271641 THERMOCOOL® SF NAV BI-DIRECTIONAL CATHETER CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER LPB BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. (JUAREZ) D-1313-05-S 15556649L

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| L| R