ThermoCool SmartTouch Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac Ablation Catheter (Percutaneous) · First cleared Nov 2004

Total Reports

549

Reports (30d)

22

Active Signals

2

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

Most commonly reported problems

1

Force Sensor Error Before Ablation

qty, medtech, following, patients, group

20

reports

2

Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade

ventricular, required, patient experienced, pericardial, effusion

19

reports

3

Force Detection Failure During Procedure

evaluation completion, lab received, evaluation evaluation, assessed returned, reportable bwi

10

reports

4

Identified Hole in Pebax Material

hole pebax, pal identified, pal, lab pal, identified hole

7

reports

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

Active safety signals

Disproportionate reportinghighIncreasing trendcritical

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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.