FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE HELEX SEPTAL OCCLUDER

MDR report key: 1667031 · Received April 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
2017233-2010-00179
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 21, 2010
Date of Event
February 1, 2010
Report Date
April 21, 2010
Manufacturer
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES
Product Code
MLV
PMA / PMN Number
P050006
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE LOT # FOR THE DEVICE IS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED, SO NO ENGINEERING EVAL COULD BE CONDUCTED. MAJUNKE N, WALLENBORN J, BARANOWSKI A, WUNDERLICH N, SIEVERT H. DEVICE CLOSURE OF RESIDUAL SHUNT AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF PATENT FORAMEN OVALE. EUROINTERVENTION 2010;5(7):833-837.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE EVENT WAS RECEIVED THROUGH LITERATURE ARTICLE "DEVICE CLOSURE OF RESIDUAL SHUNT AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF PATENT FORAMEN OVALE" PUBLISHED IN EUROINTERVENTION 2010. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN IMPLANTED A 15MM HELEX SEPTAL OCCLUDER ON (B) (6)2006 TO CLOSE A 10.4MM PATENT FORAMEN OVALE. A LARGE RESIDUAL SHUNT WAS NOTED DURING A FOLLOW UP VISIT. A REINTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED AND A 25MM OCCLUDER WAS IMPLANTED THEREBY CLOSING THE DEFECT WITH NO PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GORE HELEX SEPTAL OCCLUDER MLV/OCCLUDER, TRANSCATHETER SEPTAL MLV W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES WLG216

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Other