MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC, INC. CRYOCONSOLE; CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER

Model Number 106A3

Device Problem Appropriate Term/Code Not Available (3191)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 05/05/2022

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.

Event Description

It was reported that during a cryo ablation procedure, a system notice was received indicating that the injection was stopped because the cryomapping temperature exceeded the preset value by more than fifteen degrees.The electrical umbilical cable was reconnected multiple times without resolution.The case was aborted while the patient was under general anesthesia.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.

Manufacturer Narrative

Product event summary: the data files were returned and analyzed.The patient file confirmed multiple system notice 50016 ¿the injection has stopped because the cryomapping temperature exceeded the preset value by more than 15 degrees¿ in applications 3,4,5,6,8,9,10, 12 with the electrophysiology catheter.The data files showed at least 12 applications were performed with this catheter on the date of the event.In conclusion, physical console was not returned and the product issue reported (system notice 50016) is not likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury; however, the risk of the patient being under general anesthesia without full therapeutic effect is the adverse event being reported.The decision to abort the procedure without use of alternate therapy was based upon the medical judgment of the physician.The physical console was not returned.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.

• Brand Name: CRYOCONSOLE
• Type of Device: CARDIAC ABLATION PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC, INC.; 8200 coral sea street ne; mounds view MN 55112
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC, INC.; 8200 coral sea street ne; mounds view MN 55112
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 14578133
• MDR Text Key: 293266894
• Report Number: 2182208-2022-01830
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LPB
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169946644
• UDI-Public: 00643169946644
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: CA
• PMA/PMN Number: P020045
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/30/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/02/2022
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 106A3
• Device Catalogue Number: 106A3
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/06/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/16/2017
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other