FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STOCKERT 70 RF GENERATOR

MDR report key: 3303064 · Received August 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
9612355-2013-00037
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2013
Date of Event
August 8, 2013
Report Date
August 8, 2013
Manufacturer
STOCKERT GMBH
Product Code
DRF
PMA / PMN Number
P990071
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE SKIN BURN, DISCOVERED UNDER THE INDIFFERENT ELECTRODE AFTER AN AFIB ABLATION. STOCKERT IFU STATES THAT THE AREA OF PATCH APPLICATION MUST ALSO BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED, DRY, AND PREFERABLY SHAVED FOR OPTIMUM PLACEMENT AND GROUNDING OF THE PATCH TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SKIN BURN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DUE TO PATIENT PERSPIRATION, THE ADHESION OF THE PATCH MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED, HOWEVER, FURTHER DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY. THE FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE EVENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY BWI EQUIPMENT AND DECLINED SERVICE AS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE WAS NOTED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR STOCKERT GENERATOR SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) SHOWS THAT NO MANUFACTURING OR TEST FAILS WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING CYCLE RELATED TO FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: COOLFLOW PUMP: MODEL# M-5491-02, SERIAL# (B)(4); EZ STEER THERMOCOOL SF NAV: MODEL# D-1313-04-S, LOT # 15884730L (CUSTOMER DISPOSED OF); CARTO 3: MODEL # M-4800-01, SERIAL# (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE SKIN BURN, DISCOVERED UNDER THE INDIFFERENT ELECTRODE AFTER AN AFIB ¿ PAROXYSMAL PROCEDURE. A THERMOCOOL SF CATHETER WAS IN USE AT 40 WATTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
407557 STOCKERT 70 RF GENERATOR RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR AND ACCESSORIES/ACCESSORY CABLE DRF STOCKERT GMBH M-5463-01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R