On (b)(6) 2017, a female patient received an on pump, concomitant mvr/maze procedure with laa management, using an atricure synergy ablation system.During the procedure, the surgeon created lesions using an isolator synergy clamp, standard jaw (osl2) for pvi and then a max1 isolator transpolar pen for epicardial roof and floor lesions with no pv dissection.The pvi lesions were created with two applications of the clamp, including a set of vertical lesions.The laa was removed and sewn shut; the surgeon did not indicate whether this was before or after the ablation.When the patient had been taken off-pump and the surgeon was ready to close the chest, bleeding was noted between the ablation lines near the laa and left pv.The patient was placed back on pump and a suture was applied to stop the bleeding which prolonged the procedure.The mvr, the maze and the laa removal were completed prior to the complication.The patient was doing well as of (b)(6) 2017.No device malfunction or other complications were reported.
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