FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WATCHMAN FLX LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM
MDR report key: 18867719
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Received March 8, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2024-13358
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 8, 2024
- Date of Event
- July 13, 2023
- Report Date
- March 8, 2024
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NGV
- UDI-DI
- 08714729860525
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLOSURE DEVICE DID NOT SEAL. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, AND A 35MM WATCHMAN FLX LAA CLOSURE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. AT THE ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT, A LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED VIA COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT). THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE 2MM IN SIZE. THE LEAK WAS LATER COILED ON (B)(6) 2024, TO CLOSE THE SMALL LEAK ON THE MITRAL SIDE OF THE CLOSURE DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194397 | WATCHMAN FLX LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM | SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL | NGV | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 10390 | 0027099678 | 08714729860525 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR | Female | Required Intervention |