BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT PLUS PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

    MDR report key: 2073355 · Received May 1, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    2015691-2011-15382
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 1, 2011
    Report Date
    April 1, 2011
    Manufacturer
    EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
    Product Code
    DYE
    PMA / PMN Number
    P860057/S016
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4) = DEVICE NOT RETURNED. ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: UNFORTUNATELY, THE EDWARDS DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. DUE TO PATIENT PRIVACY REGULATIONS, THE HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER WAS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (E.G. OPERATIVE REPORT, DISCHARGE SUMMARY, ETC.). THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND THIS DEVICE PASSED ALL MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION INSPECTIONS WITH NO NONCONFORMANCE. CALCIFICATION IS A WELL RECOGNIZED FAILURE MODE OF BIOPROSTHETIC VALVES. THE MECHANISMS FOR BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE TISSUE CALCIFICATION ARE NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. MANY FACTORS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONSET AND PROPAGATION OF CALCIFICATION INCLUDING PATIENT RELATED (E.G. PATIENT AGE, DISEASE STATE, IMMUNE STATUS, AND OTHER CO-MORBIDITIES), PHARMACOLOGICAL, AND INTRINSIC PROPERTIES OF THE VALVE ITSELF. IT IS WIDELY UNDERSTOOD THAT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE AND PRIOR HISTORY OF CALCIFIC STENOSIS OF THE NATIVE VALVE MAY BE PREDISPOSED TO BIOPROSTHETIC CALCIFICATION.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES MAINTAINS AN IMPLANT PATIENT REGISTRY. THIS REGISTRY IS A PATIENT TRACKING MECHANISM FOR SERIALIZED EDWARDS IMPLANTABLE DEVICES (BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES AND ANNULOPLASTY RINGS), RATHER THAN A TRUE POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE REGISTRY. THROUGH THE REGISTRY, EDWARDS IS NOTIFIED WHEN THESE DEVICES ARE IMPLANTED. IN ADDITION, PATIENT AND/OR DEVICE STATUS MAY BE REPORTED TO THE REGISTRY VIA THE IMPLANTATION DATA CARDS. THE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (E.G. SURGEON, HOSPITAL, AND PATIENT FAMILY MEMBERS) AND IS NOT RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF A CONVENTIONAL "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT". THE INFORMATION REPORTED MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE EDWARDS DEVICE. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AFTER AN IMPLANT DURATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS; THE EXACT DATE OF SURGERY IS UNKNOWN. THROUGH FOLLOW-UP WITH THE HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO CALCIFICATION OF THE LEAFLETS. ALSO INDICATED WAS MITRAL STENOSIS AND MITRAL REGURGITATION. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT PLUS PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 6900P 3J1520

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 76 YR Required Intervention