Premarket Approval (PMA)

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• Device: LIVEWIRE(R) CARDIAC ABLATION SYSTEM
• Generic Name: Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter
• Applicant: St. Jude Medical; 14900 MINNETONKA IND RD; MINNETONKA, MN 55345
• PMA Number: P960016
• Date Received: 05/17/1996
• Decision Date: 05/04/1999
• Product Code: LPB
• Docket Number: 99M-1851
• Notice Date: 06/24/1999
• Advisory Committee: Cardiovascular
• Expedited Review Granted?: No
• Combination Product: No
• Recalls: CDRH Recalls

Approval Order Statement  
Approval for the Livewire TC(TM) Cardiac Ablation System. The device is indicated for cardiac electrophysiological mapping and for use with a compatible RF generator for: interruption of accessory atrioventricular (AV) conduction pathways assocated with tachycardia; the treatment of AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT); or creation of complete AV nodal block in patients with a difficult to control ventricular response to an atrial arrhythmia.

• Approval Order: Approval Order
• Summary: Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
• Labeling: Labeling
• Supplements: S055 S037 S038 S001 S002 S003 S004 S005 S006 S007 S008 ; S009 S010 S011 S012 S013 S014 S016 S018 S019 S020 S022 S024 ; S025 S026 S027 S028 S029 S030 S031 S032 S033 S034 S035 S036 ; S039 S040 S041 S042 S043 S044 S045 S046 S047 S048 S049 S050 ; S051 S052 S053 S054 S056 S057 S058 S059 S060 S061 S062 S063 ; S064 S065 S066 S067 S068 S070 S071 S072 S073 S074 S075 S076 ; S077 S078 S079 S080 S081 S082 S083 S084 S085 S086 S087 S088 ; S089 S090 S091