MEDTRONIC MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE CV ACHIEVE MAPPING CATHETER - 20 MM; CATHETER, ELECTRODE RECORDING, OR PROBE, ELECT
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Model Number 990063-020 |
Device Problem
Entrapment of Device (1212)
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Patient Problem
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Event Date 12/14/2022 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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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.
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Event Description
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It was reported that during a cryo ablation procedure, the mapping catheter could not be removed because it had become entrapped in a narrow branch of the left pulmonary vein (lpv).The mapping catheter was pulled and rotated in a clockwise direct to be removed from the patient.The mapping catheter was then replaced which resolved the issue.The case was completed with cryo. no further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Product event summary: the 990063-020 mapping catheter with lot 224929221 was returned and analyzed.Visual inspection was performed, and missing components were observed, and a kink was observed at the tip/loop of the tubing.The introducer was removed from the mapping catheter.Visual inspection of the loop segment area showed the loop was ribbed near the electrode(s).Visual inspection of the introducer showed the introducer/loop straightener was removed from the returned achieve mapping catheter.Functional testing was unable to be performed using the diagnostic computer due to the condition of the mapping catheter.In conclusion, the mapping catheter failed the returned product inspection due to a tip/loop kink.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.
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