Related manufacturing ref: 3008452825-2019-00561, 2184149-2019-00209.During a left atrial appendage closure procedure, the system displayed a "overheating error" message and the procedure was canceled.There were no adverse consequences to the patient due to the cancellation.
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One viewmate zs3, serial (b)(6), was returned for investigation.During the visual inspection of the system it was observed that the scan module was full of dust.The viewmate was connected to an external power source and the viewmate system was powered on.The error mentioned in the event description was able to be confirmed.The issue was isolated to insufficient cooling of the scan engine due to the dust collection.Cleaning the scan module properly resolved the issue.Based on the information provided to abbott and the investigation performed, the cause for the reported event was due to an abnormal functioning scan engine caused by dust build up.
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