Arctic Front Advance Pro™ AFAPRO23 (UDI 00763000431457)Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · CATH AFAPRO23 AFA PRO 23 US PB · Class 3
All models of Arctic Front Advance Pro (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00763000431457), received between Dec 9, 2022 and Dec 9, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Protective Measures Problem” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P100010); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Protective Measures Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 9, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Protective Measures Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Protective Measures Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CRYO ABLATION PROCEDURE, A SYSTEM NOTICE WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE CATHETER. THE ELECTRICAL UMBILICAL CABLE AND AUTO CONNECTION BOX WERE REPLACED WITHOUT RESOLUTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS REPLACED WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE CASE WAS ABORTED, AND THE PATIENT WAS UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15949497 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P100010. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0149-2012 · Aug 29, 2011 · TerminatedMedtronic Arctic Front Catheter, Sterile EO, Medtronic CryoCath LP, Kirkland, Quebec, H9H 5 H3, Canada, Model 2AF282 and 2AF231 ( not distributed in US) Product Usage: The Medtr
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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