MITRACLIP NTR CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2020-05894
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 16, 2020
- Date of Event
- June 24, 2020
- Report Date
- August 26, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR
- Product Code
- NKM
- UDI-DI
- 08717648226342
- PMA / PMN Number
- P100009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD IDENTIFIED NO MANUFACTURING NONCONFORMITIES ISSUED TO THE REPORTED LOT THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THE REPORTED TISSUE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE A CAUSE OF PROCEDURAL CIRCUMSTANCES/ USER TECHNIQUE. THE REPORTED PATIENT EFFECT OF MITRAL VALVE INJURY (TISSUE DAMAGE) AS LISTED IN THE MITRACLIP SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) IS A KNOWN POSSIBLE COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH MITRACLIP PROCEDURES. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURE, DESIGN OR LABELING.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE IS NOT RETURNING. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS WAS A MITRACLIP PROCEDURE TO TREAT MIXED MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR) WITH GRADE 4+. THE FIRST NTR CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM (CDS) (CDS0601-NTR, 00120U251) WAS ADVANCED TO THE MITRAL VALVE AND GRASPING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT ISSUE BUT MR COULD NOT BE REDUCED. THEREFORE, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO IMPLANT THE CLIP AND CHANGE IT TO AN XTR CLIP. THE XTR CDS (CDS0601-XTR, 00109U168) WAS ADVANCED TO THE MITRAL VALVE AND THE CLIP WAS IMPLANTED, REDUCING MR. AN NTR CDS (CDS0601-NTR, 91212U417) WAS THEN ADVANCED TO FURTHER REDUCE MR, AND WHEN GRASPING WAS PERFORMED, MR INCREASED. ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED THAT THE POSTERIOR LEAFLET WAS TEARING WITH EACH GRASP FROM THE NTR CLIP. IT APPEARED AS THE POSTERIOR LEAFLET WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE NTR CDS WITH CLIP WAS REMOVED. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH GRASPING. THE XTR CLIP REMAINED STABLE BUT MR HAD RETURNED TO 4+. IT WAS DECIDED TO SEND THE PATIENT TO SURGERY FOR MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751065 | MITRACLIP NTR CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM | VALVE REPAIR | NKM | ABBOTT VASCULAR | CDS0601-NTR | 91212U417 | 08717648226342 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Hospitalization| R| S |