FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RF MARINR

MDR report key: 5119667 · Received October 1, 2015

Report

Report Number
2182208-2015-03369
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 1, 2015
Date of Event
January 1, 2014
Report Date
August 20, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
LPB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ENTIRELY ON JOURNAL LITERATURE. THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS LIMITED DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE REFERENCED IN THE ARTICLE, BUT WITH NO MANUFACTURER DEVICE/PRODUCT FAILURE CORRELATION. THE GENDER OF THE BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS IS MALE AND THE BASELINE AGE IS 56 YEARS OLD. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SINCE NO DEVICE ID WAS PROVIDED, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AND UPON RECEIPT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. REFERENCED ARTICLE: ¿INFLUENCE OF LEFT ATRIAL SIZE ON THE OUTCOME OF PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.¿ KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA 2014; 72, 11: 1135¿1140. (B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS REVIEWED THAT CONTAINED INFORMATION REGARDING AN ABLATION CATHETER. MULTIPLE PATIENTS AND MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOTED IN THE ARTICLE; HOWEVER, A ONE TO ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE WITH UNIQUE DEVICE SERIAL NUMBERS. THE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THERE WERE THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS DURING THE ABLATION PROCEDURES: ONE PATIENT HAD CARDIAC PERFORATION AND SUBSEQUENT CARDIAC TAMPONADE AND ONE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A CEREBRAL STROKE 14 MONTHS AFTER THE PROCEDURE. FURTHER FOLLOW UP DID NOT YET YIELD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
647019 RF MARINR CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER LPB MEDTRONIC, INC. FA075302

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00056 YR Hospitalization| L| R