Device investigation details: the device has been reported as discarded, therefore no product investigation can be performed, and the customer complaint cannot be confirmed.A manufacturing record evaluation (mre) cannot be conducted because no lot number was provided by the customer.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by biosense webster inc., or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, biosense webster inc., or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.If additional information is received regarding this event, a supplemental 3500a report will be submitted to the fda.Manufacturer's ref.# (b)(4).
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It was reported that a 63-year-old male patient underwent a wolff-parkinson-white syndrome (wpw) ablation procedure with a thermocool® smart touch® sf bi-directional navigation catheter and the patient suffered ventricular fibrillation (vf) and cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo).After successful wpw ablation, patient went into vf.After conversation with physician, situation was not related to ablation or products.Clinical outcome experienced by the patient was ecmo.The adverse event was discovered post use of biosense webster products.Physician¿s opinion on the cause of this adverse event is that it was patient condition related.Intervention provided was cpr and ecmo.Outcome of the adverse event was reported as improved.Patient required extended hospitalization because of the adverse event because patient was on ecmo.Other relevant history reported was that the patient had coronary artery disease.
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