PulseSelect Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

MEDTRONIC, INC. · Cardiac Ablation Catheter (Pulsed Field/PFA) · First cleared Dec 2023

Total Reports

1,785

Reports (30d)

115

Active Signals

2

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

Most commonly reported problems

1

Catheter Shaft Detachment During Procedure

catheter replaced, completed pulsed, issue case, cardiac ablation, array

143

reports

2

Vagal Response Causing Bradycardia

unknown patient, bradycardia, vagal response, response observed, result event

77

reports

3

Pericardial Effusion with Blood Pressure Drop

blood pressure, pericardial effusion, cardiac ablation, pericardial, result event

25

reports

4

Coronary Spasm During Ablation

coronary, cardiac ablation, spasm, elevation, result event

11

reports

5

Phrenic Nerve Injury Post-Ablation

cardiac ablation, flow, irrigation, high, result event

6

reports

6

Stroke Following High Temperature Error

stroke, cardiac ablation, acute, magnetic, result event

4

reports

Problem groupings are generated by Claripulse from report narrative text. They summarize what reporters wrote, not adjudicated root cause.

Active safety signals

Disproportionate reportinghighVolume spikehigh

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Disclaimer: This system analyzes publicly available FDA MAUDE data. It does NOT provide medical advice. MAUDE data is de-identified. Do not attempt re-identification. Report counts may differ from the FDA's MAUDE search due to processing cadence and deduplication. Data is updated weekly.