BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    INQUIRY STEERABLE CATHETER, 1104-6-25-L

    MDR report key: 3576801 · Received December 31, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    2030404-2013-00130
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    December 31, 2013
    Date of Event
    December 13, 2013
    Report Date
    December 13, 2013
    Manufacturer
    ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. (AF-IRVINE)
    Product Code
    DRF
    PMA / PMN Number
    K961924
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    WI, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    METHOD: THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE INCONCLUSIVE SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. OUR ANALYSIS WAS LIMITED TO THE REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, WHICH SHOWED THAT EACH MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION OPERATION WAS PERFORMED AND INDICATED COMPLETE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SJM SPECIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PERICARDIAL EFFUSION COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. PER THE IFU, VASCULAR PERFORATION IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF ANY ELECTRODE PLACEMENT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    RELATED MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: 3005188751-2013-00130, 3005188751-2013-00132, 2030404-2013-00130, 2030404-2013-00131, 2030404-2013-00132. DURING A VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION PROCEDURE, A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION OCCURRED. AN INQUIRY QUADRIPOLAR EP CATHETER WAS PLACED IN THE BUNDLE OF HIS AND ONE IN THE RIGHT VENTRICLE AND AN INQUIRY DECAPOLAR EP CATHETER WAS PLACED IN THE CORONARY SINUS. PVC MAPPING WAS PERFORMED USING ENSITE NAVX AND A TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE WAS PERFORMED TO MAP PVCS IN THE LEFT VENTRICULAR SEPTUM. ABLATION WAS PERFORMED WITH A SAFIRE ABLATION CATHETER. APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS INTO THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT BECAME HYPOTENSIVE. AN ICE CATHETER WAS USED TO REVEAL A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION. HEPARIN WAS REVERSED AND A PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED, WHICH STABILIZED THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH ANY SJM DEVICE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    682867 INQUIRY STEERABLE CATHETER, 1104-6-25-L DRF ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. (AF-IRVINE) 81404 3977839

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 47 YR Required Intervention 81404/3977839| VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER| G407209/4045555| SAFIRE ABLATION CATHETER| 81102/3974088| 402809/4062622| AGILIS NXT INTRODUCER| 408310/4241272| D087031/4270085| BRK TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE| INQUIRY DECAPOLAR EP CATHETER| INQUIRY QUADRIPOLAR EP CATHETER| ENSITE NAVX MAPPING SYSTEM