FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CONVOY SHEATH

MDR report key: 587053 · Received April 1, 2005

Report

Report Number
2939222-2005-00009
Event Type
Death
Date Received
April 1, 2005
Date of Event
March 25, 2005
Report Date
March 31, 2005
Manufacturer
EP TECHNOLOGY BBC
Product Code
DYB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DOCTOR PLACED TWO CONVOY SHEATHS IN PATIENT. BOTH SHEATHS WERE POSITIONED IN THE LEFT ATRIUM. CONSTELLATION CATHETER AND RPM ABLATION CATHETER WERE INSERTED THROUGH SHEATHS. AFTER ISOLATION OF THE PULMONARY VEINS, THE SHEATHS WERE PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT ARTIUM. THE CONVOY SHEATH WAS PLACED IN THE SVC AND CONSTELLATION CATHETER WAS POSITIONED IN THE SVC. AFTER SVC WAS ISOLATED CONSTELLATION CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND CONVEYS WAS PULLED BACK TO THE IVC. THE PATIENT HAD MANY MAJOR MOVEMENTS AND THE SHEATH APPARENTLY ADVANCED THROUGH THE RVOT AND INTO THE PULMONARY ARTERY WITH ACCELERATIONS AND PERFORATION CAUSING PERICARDIAL AND LEFT PLEURAL BLEEDING. PATIENT EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONVOY SHEATH SHEATHS DYB EP TECHNOLOGY BBC M0045676ST0 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Death M004 5670ST 0 CONVOY SHEATH M004 US8031 0| CONSTELLATION-UNCOATED