FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH

MDR report key: 6002704 · Received October 6, 2016

Report

Report Number
6002704
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 6, 2016
Date of Event
April 12, 2016
Report Date
June 3, 2016
Manufacturer
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Product Code
DRF
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ABLATION CATHETER WAS INSERTED INTO THE BODY AND ZEROED. AFTER IT WAS ZEROED THERE WAS A SENSOR ERROR ON THE CATHETER. WE TRIED UNPLUGGING AND RE-PLUGGING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE NEW CATHETER WAS HANDED OFF TO PHYSICIAN. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ISSUE WITH THE NEW CATHETER. A PRODUCT REP WITH BIOSENSE WEBSTER CALLED THE CATHETER IN. THE CATHETER WAS A BIOSENSE WEBSTER THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH D-F CAT # D132705 LOT 17325496M THE CATHETER DID NOT ZERO AND WAS GIVEN TO RETURN TO BIOSENSE. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT IN THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
660577 THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DRF BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. SMARTTOUCH D-F 17325496M

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR