MOSAIC AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE
Report
- Report Number
- 2025587-2010-00107
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 15, 2010
- Date of Event
- August 17, 2010
- Report Date
- August 17, 2010
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES, INC.
- Product Code
- LWR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990064
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4) - DEVICE HISTORY REVIEWED. RESULTS: DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW FOUND THE PRODUCT MET SPECIFICATIONS WHEN RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. CONCLUSION: CAUSE OF EVENT ATTRIBUTED TO PATIENT CONDITION. ANALYSIS: UPON RECEIPT AT MEDTRONIC'S QUALITY LABORATORY, ALL LEAFLETS WERE SLIGHTLY STIFF BUT FLEXIBLE EXCEPT WHERE HOST TISSUE EXTENDED ON THE INFLOW OF THE RIGHT CUSP. TEARS ON THE TUNICA OF THE NON-CORONARY AND LEFT CUSPS ALONG THE INFLOW MARGIN OF ATTACHMENT APPEARED TO BE DUE TO HOST TISSUE REMOVAL DURING EXPLANT. GLISTENING OFF-WHITE PANNUS LINED THE EXISTING SEWING RING ON THE INFLOW ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT CUSP EXTENDING TO THE LEFT RIGHT AND RIGHT NON-CORONARY INFERIOR COAPTIVE AREAS AND 1 TO 3 MM ONTO THE RIGHT CUSP REDUCING THE INFLOW ORIFICE AREA. PANNUS ON THE OUTFLOW RAILS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT CUSPS EXTENDED TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT RIGHT STENT POST TO THE OUTFLOW MARGIN OF ATTACHMENT ADJACENT TO THE LEFT RIGHT COMMISSURAL AREA. AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PANNUS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED ON THE INFLOW AND OUTFLOW DURING EXPLANT. RADIOGRAPHY SHOWS REMNANTS OF MINERALIZATION IN THE HOST TISSUE ALONG THE RIGHT CUSP EXTENDING TO THE LEFT RIGHT AND RIGHT NON-CORONARY COMMISSURES. CONCLUSION: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND SHOWED THAT THIS PRODUCT MET ALL MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATION FOR PRODUCT RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THIS EVENT. REDUCED PERFORMANCE OF THE VALVE IS ATTRIBUTED TO HOST TISSUE OVERGROWTH. THESE FINDINGS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PATIENT RELATED CONDITION.
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IMPLANTED 3.5 YEARS, WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO AORTIC STENOSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSAIC AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | LWR | MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES, INC. | 305 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 YR | Required Intervention |