FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WATCHMAN FLX LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM
MDR report key: 11797874
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Received May 10, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- 2134265-2021-05506
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 10, 2021
- Date of Event
- January 15, 2021
- Report Date
- May 10, 2021
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NGV
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
(B)(6) STUDY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THROMBOSIS OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE, PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS WERE NOT ADMINISTERED. ASPIRIN WAS NOT STARTED ONE DAY PRIOR TO PROCEDURE. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. A 20MM WATCHMAN FLX LAA CLOSURE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A COMPLETE LAA SEAL AND DEPLOYED DEVICE DIAMETER OF 17 MM. ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON ASPIRIN. ON (B)(6) 2021, 93 DAYS POST PROCEDURE, THE 3-MONTH FOLLOW-UP CORE-LAB REPORTED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY REVEALED THROMBUS ON THE ATRIAL FACING SURFACE OF THE WATCHMAN DEVICE. THE THROMBUS WAS LAMINAR IN NATURE AND NON-MOBILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692371 | WATCHMAN FLX LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM | SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL | NGV | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 10390 | 0024818209 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 YR | Other |