FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CATHETER, ELECTRODE RECORDING

MDR report key: 3934821 · Received July 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
2029046-2014-00196
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2014
Date of Event
June 16, 2014
Report Date
June 16, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC (IRWINDALE)
Product Code
DRF
PMA / PMN Number
P010068/S2
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED REGARDING THIS EVENT, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FDA. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW CANNOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED OF AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: 1. LASSO 2515 NAV VARI, MODEL# D-1290-01-S, LOT# UNK; 2. EZ STEER THERMOCOOL NAVIGATION, MODEL# D-1292-01-S, LOT# UNK. 3. CARTO 3, MODEL# AND LOT# UNKNOWN. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE INVOLVING BIOSENSE WEBSTER NAVIGATIONAL CABLES (MODEL NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN), AND A NOISE DEVICE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. DURING THE CASE, THE PHYSICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SIGNAL NOISE ON ALL AVAILABLE CHANNELS, INCLUDING THE 12 LEADS OF BODY SURFACE (BS) AND ALL INTRACARDIAC (IC) SIGNALS. NOISE WAS VISUALIZED ON BOTH THE CARTO MAPPING SYSTEM AND THE EP RECORDING SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO PROCEED WITH THE CASE, ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN. THE PHYSICIAN HAD NO AVAILABLE EKG OR INTRACARDIAC SIGNALS AVAILABLE TO MONITOR THE PATIENT¿S HEART RHYTHM. WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE ISSUE, THE CATHETERS WERE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE PHYSICIAN THAT THE CABLES WERE THE CAUSATIVE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED, THEREFORE NO PRODUCT FAILURE ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED AND DEVICE MALFUNCTION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
414118 CATHETER, ELECTRODE RECORDING DRF BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC (IRWINDALE) NAVIGATIONAL CABLES UNKNOWN_NAVIGATIONAL CABLES

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1