FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 1402303 · Received June 16, 2009

Report

Report Number
2015691-2009-10834
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 16, 2009
Date of Event
April 15, 2009
Report Date
May 12, 2009
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THIS EVENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE PER EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PROCEDURES. THE EVENT WAS LEARNED THROUGH IMPLANT PATIENT REGISTRY. THROUGH FOLLOW UP WITH THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (VIA FAX), ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND THE OPERATIVE REPORT WAS RECEIVED. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. SEVERE PULMONARY FIBROSIS. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: PER DISCUSSION WITH OUR VP OF PRODUCT SAFETY, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT OUR VALVES ARE RELATED TO CASES OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS. HE HAS DISASSOCIATED THIS DEVICE FROM THE EVENT, AND THEREFORE, THIS IS NO LONGER A REPORTABLE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS EXPIRED AFTER IMPLANT DURATION OF LESS THAN 1 MONTH, DUE TO SEVERE PULMONARY FIBROSIS. PER THE OPERATIVE REPORT, THE VALVE WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED TO CORRECT SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS. "EXCELLENT SEATING OF THE VALVE WAS NOTED. EXCELLENT BIOPROSTHETIC LEAFLET MOBILITY WAS ALSO NOTED.....THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL AND WAS SENT TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN STABLE CONDITION." THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, AS IT WAS NOT EXPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 3000TFX R-09C0445

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Death