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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

THERMOCOOL SF NAV Catheters Model Numbers - BNI35FJCT, BNI35DFCT, D-131503-S, D-131504-S

Z-0058-2018

September 06, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Event
Event 78129
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
329 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0058-2018

Official wording

Reason: Biosense Webster, Inc. has recently received an increased number of complaints related to the display of Alert 402 on the CARTO 3 System for certain lots of THERMOCOOL brand catheters. Alert 402 implies a "Map: magnetic distortion" when connected to CARTO 3 System. This issue may subsequently lead the physician to ablate in an unintended area when delivering RF energy.

Code information: 17637495L 17638389L 17639706L 17639707L 17639708L 17640039L 17640494L 17640952L 17640040L 17640742L 17640953L 17640041L 17640743L 17640954L 17640490L 17640744L 17643130L 17638118L 17638387L 17638388L

Distribution pattern: US, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Croatia, Korea, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, South Africa, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Great Britain, Hungary, Czech Republic, China

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Biosense Webster, Inc. has recently received an increased number of complaints related to the display of Alert 402 on the CARTO 3 System for certain lots of THERMOCOOL brand catheters. Alert 402 implies a "Map: magnetic distortion" when connected to CARTO 3 System. This issue may subsequently lead the physician to ablate in an unintended area when delivering RF energy.