FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WATCHMAN LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM
MDR report key: 19892707
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Received August 2, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2024-47398
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 2, 2024
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2019
- Report Date
- August 2, 2024
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NGV
- PMA / PMN Number
- P130013
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE DID NOT SEAL, AND THROMBOSIS OCCURRED. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, AND A 33MM WATCHMAN CLOSURE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED (B)(6) 2018. THE PATIENT THEN HAD A SECOND 33MM WATCHMAN CLOSURE DEVICE IMPLANTED (B)(6) 2018. A 3MM LEAK WAS FOUND AFTER IMPLANTING THE SECOND DEVICE AND COILS WERE PLACED IN JANUARY 2019 TO RESOLVE. DURING A ROUTINE FOLLOW UP EXAMINATION TO CHECK ON AN UNRELATED MITRAL ISSUE IN JULY 2024, TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (TEE) IMAGING REVEALED A LARGE DEVICE RELATED THROMBUS (DRT) ON THE SECOND 33MM CLOSURE DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 863469 | WATCHMAN LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM | SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL | NGV | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 10371 | 0022175293 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Male | Other| R |