FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DLP PERICARDIAL SUMP

MDR report key: 1355037 · Received March 20, 2009

Report

Report Number
2184009-2009-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 20, 2009
Date of Event
January 22, 2009
Report Date
March 20, 2009
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS
Product Code
DWF
PMA / PMN Number
K850385
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, SINCE THE LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. RESULTS: EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVALUATION. CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE INFO PROVIDED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY USER ERROR. THE INDICATIONS FOR USE (IFU) DESCRIBES, "THESE SUMPS ARE INTENDED FOR DRAINING THE PERICARDIAL SAC.", INDICATIONS, PAGE 4. IN ADDITION, IT STATES THE FOLLOWING WITHIN THE CONTRAINDICATIONS SECTION ON PAGE 4: "THE PERICARDIAL SUMP (#12010, #12011) IS NOT INTENDED TO BE PLACED THROUGH A VALVE TO DRAIN A CLOSED CARDIAC CHAMBER." FURTHERMORE, THE IFU STATES: "VALVE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IF THE PERICARDIAL SUMP (#12010, #12011) IS PASSED THROUGH VALVE LEAFLETS.", ADVERSE EFFECTS, PAGE 4. A REVIEW OF THE OUTER PACKAGING/LABEL OF THIS MODEL SUMP CONFIRMS THE CONTRAINDICATIONS AND ADVERSE EFFECTS VERBIAGE, AS STATED ABOVE, IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED (FRONT) WITH BOLD RED FONT. MEDTRONIC WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FIELD PERFORMANCE TO DETECT SIMILAR EVENTS, SHOULD THEY OCCUR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A MEDWATCH FDA 3500A FORM THAT DURING THE TRANSPLANT PROCEDURE, THIS PERICARDIAL SUMP WAS PLACED IN THE LEFT VENTRICULAR CAVITY OF THE DONOR HEART AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE LATERAL CHORDS TO THE ANTERIOR LEAFLET OF THE MITRAL VALVE. THE SUMP WAS CAREFULLY DETANGLED FROM THE CHORDS; HOWEVER, MODERATE MITRAL REGURGITATION WAS NOTED, AND AS A RESULT, THE MITRAL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE PERICARDIAL SUMP WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS OR AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DLP PERICARDIAL SUMP DWF MEDTRONIC PERFUSION SYSTEMS 12010 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention