BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    SYNCARDIA 70CC TEMPORARY TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART (TAH-T)

    MDR report key: 11760972 · Received May 3, 2021

    Report

    Report Number
    3003761017-2021-00062
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    May 3, 2021
    Report Date
    April 23, 2021
    Manufacturer
    SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Product Code
    LOZ
    PMA / PMN Number
    P030011
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AZ, US
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE SYNCARDIA 70 CC TEMPORARY TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART (TAH-T) IS AN IMPLANTABLE PULSATILE BIVENTRICULAR REPLACEMENT DEVICE THAT REPLACES A PATIENT'S NATIVE VENTRICLES AND VALVES AND PUMPS BLOOD TO BOTH THE PULMONARY AND SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION SYSTEMS. THE SYNCARDIA 70 CC TAH-T IS INDICATED FOR USE AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANTATION IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT-ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES AT RISK OF IMMINENT DEATH FROM BIVENTRICULAR FAILURE. THE SYNCARDIA TAH-T SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR USE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: INTERMACS PATIENT REGISTRY DATA COLLECTED FROM JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 REGARDING ADVERSE EVENTS WAS REVIEWED. PATIENTS WERE DE-IDENTIFIED THEREFORE A ONE-TO-ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THE LOT NUMBER OF THE IMPLANTED TAH-T. WITH A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT WOULD IMPACT THE REPORTED EVENTS. POSSIBLE CLINICAL FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE PATIENTS PRE-EXISTING HISTORY AND RELATED COMORBIDITIES, THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR UNDERLYING DISEASE, ISSUES RELATED TO THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTICOAGULANTS, ANTIPLATELET MEDICATIONS AND THE PATIENT'S COMPLEX POST-OPERATIVE COURSE. THERE ARE POSSIBLE PATIENT, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE EVENTS. THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. (B)(6).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    WHILE SUPPORTED BY THE TAH-T, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ADVERSE EVENTS AS DEFINED BY INTERMACS: 5 DAYS POST IMPLANT - RESPIRATORY FAILURE. 17 DAYS POST IMPLANT - BLEEDING. 39 DAYS POST IMPLANT - INFECTION I LOCATION PULMONARY I TYPE: BACTERIAL. 81 DAYS POST IMPLANT - INFECTION I LOCATION POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURES I TYPE: FUNGAL. 118 DAYS POST IMPLANT - INFECTION I LOCATION POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURES, PULMONARY I TYPE: BACTERIAL. 125 DAYS POST IMPLANT - BLEEDING. 158 DAYS POST IMPLANT - NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION - SEIZURE. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED WITH A CAUSE OF DEATH LISTED AS CIRCULATORY: END STAGE CARDIOMYOPATHY AFTER 169 DAYS OF TAH-T SUPPORT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    659862 SYNCARDIA 70CC TEMPORARY TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART (TAH-T) BIVENTRICULAR REPLACEMENT DEVICE LOZ SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, LLC

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Death