Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code
Nerve Damage (1979)
Date of Event
09/13/2023
Type of Reportable Event
Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
No device deficiency reported.Phrenic nerve injury is a known potential adverse event for catheter ablation procedures disclosed in product labeling.
Event or Problem Description
During a pulmonary vein isolation (pvi) procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, phrenic nerve capture was lost while ablating the right inferior pulmonary vein (ripv).The pvi procedure was completed.After the procedure was completed, the treating physician reported possible weak capture of the phrenic nerve, but confirmation was received on (b)(6) 2023 that a phrenic nerve injury had occurred.No additional information has been provided for this reported event.