AGILIS¿ INTRODUCER, UNKNOWN
Report
- Report Number
- 2182269-2019-00089
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- July 2, 2019
- Date of Event
- June 17, 2019
- Report Date
- July 19, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- DYB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K061363
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ABBOTT, THE CAUSE OF REPORTED CARDIAC PERFORATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEATH COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. PER THE IFU, CARDIAC PERFORATION IS A KNOWN RISK DURING THE USE OF THIS DEVICE.
THE RESULTS/METHOD AND CONCLUSION CODES ALONG WITH INVESTIGATION RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE FINAL REPORT FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT WERE REQUESTED BUT NOT RECEIVED.
RELATED MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: 3005334138-2019-00345, 2030404-2019-00051, 2030404-2019-00052. DURING A LEFT ATRIAL FLUTTER ABLATION PROCEDURE, A CARDIAC PERFORATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEATH OCCURRED. FOLLOWING ABLATION IN THE LEFT ATRIUM, THE CAVO-TRICUSPID ISTHMUS LINE ABLATION WAS CONTINUED IN THE RIGHT ATRIUM. AN AUDIBLE STEAM POP OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS PAUSED, THE PATIENT WAS ASSESSED, AND THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED. TWO ADDITIONAL STEAM POPS WERE NOTED AND THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED. ICE IMAGING NOTED AN EFFUSION ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOR WHICH A PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT WAS FOLLOWED WITH SURGICAL INTERVENTION, HOWEVER EXPIRED INTRA-OPERATIVE. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH ANY ABBOTT DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546851 | AGILIS¿ INTRODUCER, UNKNOWN | INTRODUCER | DYB | ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 YR | Death| R | INQUIRY¿ STEERABLE EP CATHETER| TACTICATH¿ CONTACT FORCE ABLATION CATHETER, SE| VIEWFLEX¿ICE CATHETER| INQUIRY¿ STEERABLE EP CATHETER| TACTICATH¿ CONTACT FORCE ABLATION CATHETER, SE| VIEWFLEX¿ICE CATHETER |