FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACROBATI-I POSITIONER

MDR report key: 4195949 · Received October 21, 2014

Report

Report Number
2242352-2014-01131
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 21, 2014
Date of Event
December 16, 2013
Report Date
September 25, 2014
Manufacturer
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Product Code
DWS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SINCE THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED TO US, A TECHNICAL EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. PER OUR STANDARDS SOP'S, ALL EVENTS ARE TRACKED AND TRENDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ANY TRENDS DEVELOP. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE HOSPITAL REPORTED THAT WHILE USING ACROBAT-I POSITIONER, IN ALMOST ALL CASES, THEY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DEVICE CAUSES A EPICARDIAL HEMATOMA WHILE USING 200 MMHG PRESSURE. THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED SIMILAR HEMATOMAS IN A COUPLE OF SURGERIES AND PRESSED IT WITH GAUZE AND THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. HOWEVER THE SURGEON IS WORRIED ABOUT USING THE POSITIONER IN VERY SICK PATIENTS WITH A TENDER MYOCARDIUM BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
670333 ACROBATI-I POSITIONER CLAMP-LESS BEATING HEART DWS MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC XP-5000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Other