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MAUDE LookupElectrophysiology: AblationThermoCool SmartTouch

ThermoCool SmartTouch Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

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

Total Reports

494

Reports (30d)

23

Active Signals

1

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

What the reports describe · Claripulse analysis

Most commonly reported problems

1

Irrigation Failure with Pericardial Effusion

pericardial effusion, flow, pericardial, effusion, pericardiocentesis

18

reports

2

Pebax Surface Hole Before Ablation

product analysis, pebax, analysis lab, webster product, evaluation

12

reports

3

Force Issue with Visual Inspection

mdr reportable, visual, finding mdr, medtech, visual inspection

10

reports

4

Literature Batch: Hybrid Ablation Safety

left, qty, bwi devices, patients, left atrial

8

reports

5

Pebax Hole Identified Post-Operation

mdr reportable, pebax, customer, hole pebax, pal

5

reports

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

Detection

Active safety signals

Disproportionate reportinghigh

Evidence

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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.