FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISUALASE GUIDED LASER ABLATION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 8674242 · Received June 6, 2019

Report

Report Number
1723170-2019-03016
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 6, 2019
Date of Event
January 24, 2019
Report Date
June 6, 2019
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC
Product Code
GEX
UDI-DI
00643169655935
PMA / PMN Number
K081656
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED EVENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A CLINICAL TRIAL ((B)(4)) CONDUCTED UNDER AN INVESTIGATIONAL DEVICE EXEMPTION (IDE). NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED/SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR AN EVALUATION TO BE CONDUCTED. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT, FOLLOWING A SOFT NEURO TISSUE ABLATION PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE UNRESPONSIVENESS WITH VOICE AND PAINFUL STIMULI. IT WAS NOTED THAT AN INCREASED TONIC EXAM OF LE R>L OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT'S FACE WAS NOTICED TO BE GRIMACED AND STIFF. AN ACTUAL SEIZURE WAS NOT OBSERVED DIRECTLY. AN IV OF LEVETIRACITAM AND AN IV OF LORAZEPAM WERE ADMINISTERED FOLLOWING THE REPORTED ISSUE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RELATEDNESS OF THE REPORTED ISSUE TO THE PROCEDURE WAS UNKNOWN AND THAT THE EVENT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ABLATION SYSTEM USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
468957 VISUALASE GUIDED LASER ABLATION SYSTEM LASER INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, POWERED GEX MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC 9735542 00643169655935

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 46 YR Required Intervention