FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL®

MDR report key: 6012488 · Received October 7, 2016

Doing adverse event research by hand?

The Research Assistant searches MAUDE for you, groups reports by failure mode, and cites every record.

Free to try · every answer cites its records

Report

Report Number
2029046-2016-00207
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 7, 2016
Date of Event
July 31, 2016
Report Date
September 15, 2016
Manufacturer
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. (IRWINDALE)
Product Code
LPB
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO DEVICE WAS RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE INITIAL 3500A. SINCE THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, NO PRODUCT FAILURE ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED AND NO DETERMINATION OF POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COULD BE MADE. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW CANNOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS WERE USED DURING THIS STUDY: CARTO. EVALUATION METHODS: NO TESTING METHODS PERFORMED; (B)(4). RESULTS: NO RESULTS AVAILABLE SINCE NO EVALUATION PERFORMED; (B)(4). CONCLUSION: DEVICE DISCARDED BY USER, UNABLE TO FOLLOW-UP; (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 10/20/2016: ALL ADVERSE EVENTS WERE POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE. THE EVENT DID NOT RESULT IN THE IMPAIRMENT OF A BODY FUNCTION OR DAMAGE TO A BODY STRUCTURE. THE CATHETER USED IN THIS PROCEDURE WAS NOT A REPROCESSED / REUSED CATHETER. ALL PATIENTS ARE FULLY RECOVERED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A LITERATURE SOURCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 37 PATIENTS FROM THE PLACEBO GROUP UNDERWENT AN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PROCEDURE USING A THERMOCOOL CATHETER AND SUFFERED EPIGASTRIC DISTRESS. BASED ON THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND THE AUTHOR¿S ASSESSMENT, THERE WERE NO REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH ANY OF THE BWI SYSTEMS USED DURING THE CASE. THUS, THIS EVENT IS UNRELATED TO THE DEVICE AND MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE. TITLE: ¿PERINDOPRIL FOR THE PREVENTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE AFTER RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION: ONE-YEAR EXPERIENCE.¿ THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO PROVE THAT PERINDOPRIL (8 MG) COULD PREVENT RECURRENCE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION. TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX (256) PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THIS STUDY. THE SUSPECTED DEVICE IS THE THERMOCOOL ABLATION CATHETER, HOWEVER CATALOG AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
661945 NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® SIMILAR DEVICE NI75TCJH, PMA # P030031 LPB BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. (IRWINDALE) D-1197-00 UNKNOWN_NAVISTAR THERMO TC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other