| Model Number |
M0044005040 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Cardiac Tamponade (2226)
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| Date of Event |
05/22/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device has not been received for analysis.Upon receipt and completion of the failure analysis of the complaint device, if there is any further relevant information from that review, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.(b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported tamponade occurred.A viking soft tip diagnostic catheter was selected for use during an atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia procedure with cryoablation.Pressures ¿looked good¿ during the 30-minute post ablation waiting phase while the patient was in the room; however, the patient went hypotensive and tamponade occurred about 15 minutes after the patient was brought to recovery.Tamponade was diagnosed via ultrasound; the location of tamponade was unknown.Fluid was removed from the pericardial space and the patient was stable.
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