FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

VALLEYLAB

MDR report key: 3940362 · Received July 11, 2014

Report

Report Number
3940362
Date Received
July 11, 2014
Date of Event
July 8, 2014
Report Date
July 11, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY VALLEYLAB, A DIVISION OF TYCO HEALTHCARE
Product Code
JOS
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT HAD AN ATRIAL ABLATION PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY PERMANENT PACEMAKER INSERTION. AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE THE TWO RETURN ELECTRODE GROUNDING PADS WERE REMOVED FROM THE BACK ABOVE THE WAIST ARE WITH SKIN DRY AND INTACT. THE NEXT DAY, THE PATIENT WAS GETTING DRESSED AND "FELT SOMETHING ON ITS BACK. THE NURSE, NURSE PRACTITIONER AND MD WAS NOTIFIED IN WHICH THERE WERE AN OPEN LESION AND CLOSED BLISTER. IT WAS TREATED WITH SILVADINE OINTMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
407927 VALLEYLAB ELECTRODE JOS COVIDIEN, FORMERLY VALLEYLAB, A DIVISION OF TYCO HEALTHCARE * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR COVIDIEN VALLEYLAB NON-REM POLYHESIVE PATIENT RETU| ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR.| RETURN ELECTRODE, CARTO 3 MAPPING-BIOSENSE WEBSTER| OTHER| STOCKERT 70 ABLATOR, AND VALLEYLAB FORCE 2