MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC, INC. CRYOFLEX SURGICAL ABLATION PROBE; SURGICAL DEVICE, FOR CUTTING, COAGULATION, AND/OR ABLATION OF TISSUE, INCLUDING

Model Number 60SF3

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problems Hemorrhage/Bleeding (1888); Blood Loss (2597)

Event Date 10/30/2019

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

The patient had a concomitant surgical procedure of aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement through sternotomy.During the same procedure (b)(6) 2019) a cryoflex probe powered by a cryoconsole, and a cardioblate lp clamp powered by a cardioblate generator were used.The left atrial appendage was successfully amputated/excised, sutured closed.Left pulmonary vein (pv) and right pulmonary vein (pv) conduction block was not achieved as patient was in atrial fibrillation.On the next day after the procedure (b)(6) 2019) the patient experienced post-operative bleeding which was treated with a blood transfusion and the patient was given sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, epinephrine and re-intubated.Event was resolved (b)(6) 2019.The adverse event was deemed by the site as probably related to the concomitant procedure but not related to the study devices or the study procedure.The clinical events committee (cec) deemed a causal relationship between the concomitant procedure, study procedure, cryoflex probe, cryoconsole, cardioblate clamp and cardioblate generator to the adverse event.

Manufacturer Narrative

B5.The adverse event was deemed by the site as causally related to the concomitant procedure and unlikely related to the study devices and the study procedure.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.

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic received additional information that the ae was causally related to the study procedure.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: CRYOFLEX SURGICAL ABLATION PROBE
• Type of Device: SURGICAL DEVICE, FOR CUTTING, COAGULATION, AND/OR ABLATION OF TISSUE, INCLUDING
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC, INC.; 3800 annapolis lane; minneapolis MN 55447
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC, INC.; 3800 annapolis lane; minneapolis MN 55447
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway, MN ; EI ; 7635055378
• MDR Report Key: 9553542
• MDR Text Key: 173940459
• Report Number: 3008592544-2020-00001
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: OCL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000114626
• UDI-Public: 00763000114626
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K123733
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Study
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 09/13/2023

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/06/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 01/23/2021
• Device Model Number: 60SF3
• Device Catalogue Number: 60SF3
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 08/29/2023
• Date Device Manufactured: 01/24/2019
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 60 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Ethnicity: Non Hispanic
• Patient Race: White