FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STOCKERT 70 RF GENERATOR

MDR report key: 3844679 · Received June 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
9612355-2014-00027
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2014
Date of Event
March 27, 2014
Report Date
May 12, 2014
Manufacturer
STOCKERT GMBH
Product Code
DRF
PMA / PMN Number
P990071
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REFER TO EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED FROM FDA THAT A PATIENT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A SEVERE FULL THICKNESS SKIN BURN PENETRATING INTO SUBCUTANEOUS FAT AT THE SITE OF THE GROUNDING PAD. FOLLOW UP WAS PERFORMED AND NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO BIOSENSE WEBSTER. NO MALFUNCTION OF DEVICE WAS REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(4) 2014, BIOSENSE WEBSTER RECEIVED THE MEDWATCH FORM FROM FDA WHICH WAS STATED: AN ABLATION OF TYPICAL ATRIAL FLUTTER WAS PERFORMED USING THE BIOSENSEWEBSTER FLUTTER 8MM CATHETER, STOCKERT 70 RF GENERATOR, AND COVIDIEN GROUNDING PAD; IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND FEEDBACK DATA FROM THE CATHETER WERE UNREMARKABLE DURING THE PROCEDURE. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SUSTAINED A SEVERE FULL THICKNESS SKIN BURN PENETRATING INTO SUBCUTANEOUS FAT AT THE SITE OF THE GROUNDING PAD. ALARM BEHAVIOR AND CONNECTION TO THE GROUNDING PAD WERE UNREMARKABLE DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT OR THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
325005 STOCKERT 70 RF GENERATOR RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR AND ACCESSORIES/ACCESSORY CABLE DRF STOCKERT GMBH M-5463-01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1