VARIPULSE Bi-Directional Catheter Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac Ablation Catheter (Pulsed Field/PFA) · First cleared Nov 2024

Total Reports

553

Reports (30d)

33

Active Signals

0

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

Most commonly reported problems

1

Cerebral Infarction with Varipulse Catheter

varipulse, directional catheter, cerebral infarction, varipulse directional, varipulse catheter

50

reports

2

Cardiac Tamponade Requiring Pericardiocentesis

varipulse, tamponade, directional catheter, varipulse catheter, pericardiocentesis

19

reports

3

Induced Ventricular Fibrillation During Ablation

ventricular, rhythm, event cardiac, sinus rhythm, radiofrequency

1

reports

4

Patient Death Following Ablation Complications

bsc, farawave, patients, farawave catheter, pfa

1

reports

5

Substance on Catheter Resistance Knob

wire, handle, white, sphere, substance

1

reports

6

Temperature Sensor Fault During Procedure

event cardiac, temperature, error, resolved issue, completed cardiac

1

reports

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

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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.