FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SJM MASTERS SERIES MECHANICAL HEART VALVE

MDR report key: 1901547 · Received November 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
2648612-2010-00065
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2010
Date of Event
October 26, 2010
Report Date
November 12, 2010
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO, INC. (CS)
Product Code
LWQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE VALVE WAS IMPLANTED WITH DIFFICULTY. INTRAOPERATIVELY THE SURGEON OBSERVED INSUFFICIENCY IN THE PATIENT'S LEFT VENTRICLE. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND ONE LEAFLET WAS MISSING FROM THE ORIFICE. A SMALLER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED. POSTOPERATIVELY FOLLOW-UP EXAMS WERE PERFORMED, ONE OF WHICH REVEALED A FOREIGN BODY IN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN BODY WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE DISLODGED VALVE LEAFLET. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SJM MASTERS SERIES MECHANICAL HEART VALVE ROTATABLE HEART VALVE LWQ ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO, INC. (CS) 29MJ-501

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R