FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

BP2 ABLATION DEVICE BIOPOLAR DEVICE

MDR report key: 6092636 · Received November 10, 2016

Report

Report Number
2184009-2016-00024
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 10, 2016
Date of Event
October 17, 2013
Report Date
October 17, 2016
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K093203
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TH
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CITATION: KASEMSARN, CHOOSAK, MD ARTICLE TITLE: LEFT ATRIAL REDUCTION IN MODIFIED MAZE PROCEDURE WITH CONCOMITANT MITRAL SURGERY ASIAN CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC ANNALS 2014: 22(4):421-9 10.1177/0218492313492438. EARLIEST DATE OF PUBLISH USED FOR EVENT DATE IN DATE OF EVENT AND DEATH DATE IN OUTCOMES ATTRIBUTED TO ADVERSE EVENTS. NO UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER (SERIAL NUMBERS) WERE PROVIDED; WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THESE OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION VIA LITERATURE REGARDING A STUDY ON LEFT ATRIAL REDUCTION IN MODIFIED MAZE PROCEDURE WITH CONCOMITANT MITRAL SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WHO UNDERWENT MITRAL VALVE SURGERY AND MODIFIED BI-ATRIAL RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION. ALL DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM A SINGLE CENTER BETWEEN 2004 AND 2011. THE STUDY POPULATION INCLUDED 236 PATIENTS PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE; MEAN AGE 51 YEARS, 93 OF WHICH WERE TREATED WITH A MEDTRONIC CARDIOBLATE BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE (SERIAL NUMBERS NOT PROVIDED). BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, 2 DEATHS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO AN INFARCTION WHICH CORRESPONDED TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE ABLATION LINE. AFTER THESE DEATHS OCCURRED, THE CUSTOMER ABANDONED THESE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WHEN ABLATING FUTURE PATIENTS. THERE WERE TWO ABANDONED LINES FROM THE TRICUSPID ANNULUS AT 9 AND 12 O'CLOCK TO THE INCISION AND THE RIGHT ATRIAL APPENDAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
743261 BP2 ABLATION DEVICE BIOPOLAR DEVICE ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES GEI MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS 60831 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Death