FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SJM EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE
MDR report key: 2000950
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Received February 18, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3001743903-2011-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 18, 2011
- Report Date
- February 18, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ST JUDE MEDICAL BRASIL LTDA.
- Product Code
- LWR
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SN
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT BECAME SYMPTOMATIC WITH AN ELEVATED GRADIENT. AN ECHO REVEALED VALVE THROMBOSIS, OBSTRUCTED STRUTS AND A STENOTIC LEAFLET. THE PATIENT WAS PUT ON WARFARIN FOR A MONTH AND THE GRADIENT DECREASED TO AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE VALVE REMAINS IMPLANTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJM EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE | NONE | LWR | ST JUDE MEDICAL BRASIL LTDA. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Required Intervention |