MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ABBOTT MEDICAL TACTIFLEX¿ ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED¿; CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS, CARDIAC ABLATION, FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Lot Number	10717050
Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Perforation of Esophagus (2399)
Date of Event	06/05/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Death
Event or Problem Description
One month following an atrial fibrillation procedure, the patient expired due to an esophageal fistula.Causes and contributing factors are currently unknown and there has been no alleged device involvement.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Model/lot number information was not able to be obtained for this device.Therefore, full udi information(d4) and 510k(g3) are not available.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: d4, g3, h2, h4.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: d9, g3, h2, h3, h6.The results of the investigation are inconclusive since the device was not returned for analysis; however, the log files from the tactisys quartz system were returned.The log file analysis concluded that the catheter performed as intended.The optical fibers met specifications while inside the patient, the recorded temperatures indicated cooling during rf ablation and contact force measurements were displayed throughout the duration of the log files.The device history record was reviewed to ensure that each manufacturing and inspection operation was performed.Due to unknown procedural conditions, we are unable to conclusively determine the cause of the reported event and the cause remains unknown.

• Brand Name: TACTIFLEX¿ ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED¿
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS, CARDIAC ABLATION, FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
• Manufacturer (Section D): ABBOTT MEDICAL; parque industrial, zona franca coyol s.a.; edificio #44b, calle 0, avenida 2, coyol; alajuela, costa rica 1897- 4050; CS 1897-4050
• Manufacturer (Section G): ABBOTT MEDICAL; parque industrial, zona franca coyol s.a.; edificio #44b, calle 0, avenida 2, coyol; alajuela, costa rica 1897- 4050; CS 1897-4050
• Manufacturer Contact: wendy mccarty ; 5050 nathan lane north; plymouth, MN 55442 ; 6517565400
• MDR Report Key: 22501494
• Report Number: 3008452825-2025-00341
• Device Sequence Number: 12515914
• Product Code: OAE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 05415067034618
• UDI-Public: (01)05415067034618(10)10717050(17)260131
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: SP
• PMA/510(K) Number: P220013
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 11/20/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 01/31/2026
• Device Lot Number: 10717050
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/07/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/16/2025; 10/21/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/14/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/15/2025; 11/20/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/10/2025
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Death
• Patient Sex: Unknown