FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SJM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE

MDR report key: 1132629 · Received August 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2648612-2008-00028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2008
Date of Event
June 13, 2008
Report Date
August 22, 2008
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, PUERTO RICO, INC. (CS)
Product Code
LWQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED, THE SURGEON INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO IMPLANT A LARGER 19MM SJM MECHANICAL HEART VALVE, BUT AFTER IT WAS SEATED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ORIFICE OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORONARY ARTERIES WERE MARKEDLY STRETCHED AND OCCLUDED. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND RATHER THAN PERFORM AN AORTIC ENLARGEMENT PROCEDURE BECAUSE THE PT HAD BEEN ON CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED 17MM VALVE WAS SELECTED. AFTER THE VALVE WAS SEATED IN THE ANNULUS, A LEAFLET WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED. THE VALVE AND LEAFLET FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SJM 17MM MECHANICAL VALVE. THE PT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL, RECOVERED AND WAS DISCHARGED. ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SJM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE ROTATABLE HEART VALVE LWQ ST. JUDE MEDICAL, PUERTO RICO, INC. (CS) 17AHPJ-505

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention