MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC EMPRINT; SYSTEM, ABLATION, MICROWAVE AND ACCESSORIES

Model Number	CAGEN1ZD
Medical Device Problem Codes	Device Displays Incorrect Message (2591); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	12/14/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during ablation procedure, they attempted ablation for 75 watts at 4 minutes.The generator had the antenna temperature sensor error while doing an ablation that ending at 3 minutes instead of 4 minutes.Confirmed saline was flowing.Customer was not able to complete the procedure.They press the reset button and it still continued to show the temp alert error.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during ablation procedure, they attempted ablation for 75 watts at 4 minutes.The generator had the antenna temperature sensor error while doing an ablation that ending at 3 minutes instead of 4 minutes.Confirmed saline was flowing.Customer was not able to complete the procedure and it was aborted after the hard rest (unplugging all power cords, antennas and then plugging everything back in to power on).They press the reset button and it still continued to show the temp alert error.

• Brand Name: EMPRINT
• Common Device Name: SYSTEM, ABLATION, MICROWAVE AND ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth MN 55441
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth MN 55441
• Manufacturer Contact: amy beeman ; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth, MN 55441 ; 7632104064
• MDR Report Key: 13117846
• Report Number: 3004962788-2021-00106
• Device Sequence Number: 4485778
• Product Code: NEY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521552579
• UDI-Public: 10884521552579
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K133821
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/14/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: CAGEN1ZD
• Device Catalogue Number: CAGEN1ZD
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/15/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/30/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/30/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/14/2022
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/03/2018
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown