FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

LARIAT AND SUTURE DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4787979 · Received May 18, 2015

Report

Report Number
4787979
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 18, 2015
Date of Event
April 3, 2015
Report Date
May 15, 2015
Manufacturer
SENTRE HEART INC
Product Code
GAT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLICATION DURING LARIAT PROCEDURE. RESISTANCE WAS ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE LOOP OF THE LARIAT DEVICE WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE RETRACTED. THE LOOP WAS PARTIALLY CLOSED AND REOPENED, IT WAS ROTATED CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PERICARDIAL CANNULA WAS ATTEMPTED TO NO AVAIL. PT BECAME HYPOTENSIVE AND TACHYCARDIC. TEE SHOWED A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND A PERICARDIAL DRAIN WAS INSERTED. A LARGE VOLUME OF FRESH HEMOPERICARDIUM WAS ASPIRATED AND AUTO-TRANSFUSED INTO THE LEFT FEMORAL VEIN INTRODUCER SHEATH. PT TAKEN EMERGENTLY TO CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. EXPLORATION OF THE CHEST ATTEMPTED WITH REPAIR OF ATRIAL APPENDAGE, PT EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
321282 LARIAT AND SUTURE DELIVERY SYSTEM NONE GAT SENTRE HEART INC 1140414

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Death