FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AFX

MDR report key: 424208 · Received October 26, 2002

Report

Report Number
424208
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 26, 2002
Date of Event
July 5, 2002
Report Date
October 23, 2002
Manufacturer
AFX
Product Code
HPB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADD'L INFO REC'D FROM USER FACILITY 11/27/02: PLEASE DISREGARD MEDWATCH REPORT #0000490118-2002-0022 FOR AFX MEDICAL DEVICE. THIS IS A DUPLICATE REPORT. ORIGINALLY REPORT SUBMITTED 07/19/02, REPORT #0000490118-2002-0020.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFX FLEX 10 SURGICAL ABLATION PROBE PLACED ON PT BY DOCTOR FOR MINI-MAZE PROCEDURE. PACER SET AT 65 AND TIMER SET AT 90 PER MANUFACTURED RECOMMEDATION. PT WAS NOT YET ON BYPASS BUT AORTIC AND VENOUS CANNULAS WERE IN. DEVICE ACTIVATED-AFTER 35 SECONDS SMOKE WAS NOTED BY DR AND THE ABLATION WAS TERMINATED. THE PROBE HAS AN APPROX 2CM HOLE WITH EXPOSED FINE WIRES. AFX NOTIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AFX ABLATION PROBE HPB AFX 102008-02 F02041603

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention