The date of patient death was not provided.This information will be provided in a supplemental report if made available.Livanova (b)(4) manufactures the s5 system.The incident occurred in (b)(6).Through follow up communication with the customer livanova (b)(4) learned that the patient died after the procedure while in intensive care.It was reported that no malfunction occurred during the surgery and that the device was used during later surgeries without issues.In addition, a livanova field service representative was dispatched to the facility to investigate.The service representative was not able to identify any malfunction or issue with the device.The system worked according the specification.A review of the dhr did not identify any deviations or non-conformities relevant to the reported issue.As no malfunction has been reported and evaluation of the device did not reveal and issues with the system, it is unknown at this time whether the s5 system contributed to the patient death in any way.If any additional information pertinent to the reported event is received, it will be provided in a supplemental report.Device not returned.
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