MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE® CARDIAC CRYOABLATION CATHETER; PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER INTENDED FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Model Number	2AF284
Medical Device Problem Codes	Device Contamination with Body Fluid (2317); Material Integrity Problem (2978); Material Twisted/Bent (2981)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	08/14/2019
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
It was reported that during a cryo ablation procedure, a system notice was received indicating that the safety system detected fluid in the catheter and stopped the injection.Blood was observed to flow back into the coaxial umbilical cable.The coaxial umbilical cable was disconnected, and the case was completed with radiofrequency.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product event summary: the data files and balloon catheter, 2af284 with lot number 46627, were returned and analyzed.The data files confirmed system notice 50012 ¿the refrigerant delivery path is obstructed¿ in the beginning of the ablation phase of one application with the returned balloon catheter.Also, nine applications were performed with this balloon catheter on the date of the event.Additionally, system notice 50005 ¿leak detection¿ was seen after the last application.Visual inspection of the balloon catheter showed the device was intact with no apparent issues.The balloon catheter failed the performance test due to system notice 50005 which appeared during the integrity test.Dissection showed a kink on the guide wire lumen at 0.9755 inches from the tip of the catheter.Pressure test showed a breach through the kink on the guide wire lumen.In conclusion, the balloon catheter failed the returned product inspection due to the guide wire lumen kink and breach.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.

• Brand Name: ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE® CARDIAC CRYOABLATION CATHETER
• Common Device Name: PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER INTENDED FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP; 9000 autoroute transcanadienne; pointe-claire,qc H9R 5 Z8; CA H9R 5Z8
• MDR Report Key: 8968195
• Report Number: 3002648230-2019-00644
• Device Sequence Number: 233737
• Product Code: OAE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169976382
• UDI-Public: 00643169976382
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P100010/S015
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 10/08/2019

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 Expiration Date: 05/27/2020
• Device Model Number: 2AF284
• Device Catalogue Number: 2AF284
• Device Lot Number: 46627
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 09/24/2019
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/14/2019
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/09/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/06/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/08/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1