FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRA ICE PLUS¿

MDR report key: 6795253 · Received August 15, 2017

Report

Report Number
2134265-2017-07872
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 15, 2017
Date of Event
July 14, 2017
Report Date
July 17, 2017
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA (COYOL)
Product Code
DXK
PMA / PMN Number
K160173
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AND THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS OPERATIONAL CONTEXT AS DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS LIMITED DUE TO ANATOMICAL PROCEDURAL FACTORS. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT PERICARDIAL EFFUSION OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT ATRIUM. DURING AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION PROCEDURE AND ULTRA ICE PLUS¿ WAS USED. THE PHYSICIAN FELT THE ICE IMAGES HAD POOR QUALITY AND THE PHYSICIAN DESCRIBED THE PATIENT AS HAVING A THICK SEPTUM AND THOUGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE POOR IMAGES. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THEY ABORTED THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THIS EVENT. PATIENT IS NOW STABLE AND DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
574471 ULTRA ICE PLUS¿ CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRACARDIAC DXK BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - COSTA RICA (COYOL) M00499120

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention