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Patient 1
FOUR ICEFORCE NEEDLES WERE USED IN A RENAL CRYOABLATION PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA THAT WAS NOT NEAR THE ENTRY SITE OF THE NEEDLE. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE HEMATOMA FORMED BECAUSE THEY USED TOO MANY NEEDLES DURING THE CRYOABLATION PROCEDURE. THE HEMATOMA WAS SUCCESSFULLY DRAINED, AND THE PATIENT WAS KEPT IN HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE PROCEDURE FOR OBSERVATION. NO FURTHER INJURY WAS REPORTED FOR THE PATIENT. THE CASE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. FROST DEVELOPED ALONG THE SHAFT ON ONE OF THE NEEDLES. THIS MALFUNCTION DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEMATOMA. NO OTHER DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. THIS MDR IS FOR THE FOURTH NEEDLE USED DURING THIS CASE. FOR THE OTHER NEEDLES, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING MDRS LISTED BELOW: MDR # 9616793-2020-00070 - NEEDLE 1 - FROST ON THE SHAFT. MDR # 9616793-2020-00071 - NEEDLE 2 - NO FAILURE REPORTED. MDR # 9616793-2020-00073 - NEEDLE 3 - NO FAILURE REPORTED