FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CONSTELLATION ADVANCED MAPPING CATHETER

MDR report key: 514409 · Received March 4, 2004

Report

Report Number
2939222-2004-00006
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 4, 2004
Date of Event
December 19, 2003
Report Date
February 3, 2004
Manufacturer
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
MTD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT'S PACEMAKER WAS TURNED OFF FOR A PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION PROCEDRE AND WAS NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ACTIVATED. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES AFTER ISOLATING THE LEFT VEINS, THE PT EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED. THE CONSTELLATION CATHETER WAS USED AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND THE BLAZER II CATHETER WAS USED FOR RF ABLATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONSTELLATION ADVANCED MAPPING CATHETER ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC MAPPING CATHETER MTD EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8031 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Death BLAZER II RF ABLATION CATHETER, 2003.