BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

    MDR report key: 2112050 · Received June 2, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    2015691-2011-15671
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    June 2, 2011
    Date of Event
    March 8, 2011
    Report Date
    May 4, 2011
    Manufacturer
    EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
    Product Code
    DYE
    PMA / PMN Number
    P860057/S068
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    RI, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    EVALUATION METHOD: DEVICE NOT RETURNED. (B)(4). ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND CONFIRMS THAT THIS DEVICE PASSED ALL MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION INSPECTIONS. THE SUBJECT VALVE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. SUTURE LOOPS OCCUR WHEN A SUTURE IS CAUGHT ON THE STENT POST OR COMMISSURE AND PREVENTS THE LEAFLETS OF A BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURS DUE TO IMPROPER TECHNIQUE OR POOR VISUALIZATION OF THE VALVE DURING IMPLANTATION, AND IS NOT A MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE. IN MILD CASES, IT MAY GO UNDETECTED AND MAY CAUSE MILD REGURGITATION. IN OTHER CASES, SEVERE REGURGITATION MAY RESULT WHICH MAY BE DETECTED DURING THE PROCEDURE OR AT SOME LATER TIME DURING THE POST-OPERATIVE PERIOD, WHICH MAY REQUIRE REOPERATION. EDWARDS VALVES HAVE A SPECIALIZED HOLDER DESIGNED TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE SUTURE LOOPING. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CAUTION STATEMENT: CAUTION: AVOID LOOPING OR CATCHING A SUTURE AROUND THE OPEN CAGES, FREE STRUTS OR COMMISSURE SUPPORTS OF THE VALVE WHICH WOULD INTERFERE WITH PROPER VALVULAR FUNCTION. THE IFU FURTHER INSTRUCTS THE SURGEON ON HOW TO AVOID SUTURE LOOPING.

    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 LEARNED THAT THE EDWARDS' RING WAS EXPLANTED AT IMPLANT DUE TO A MODERATE MITRAL REGURGITATION CAUSED BY SUTURE LOOPING. OPERATIVE REPORT INDICATES, "IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SUTURES HAD GONE AROUND THE STRUT AND THIS HAD RETRACTED TWO OF THE LEAFLETS. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE FOR THE MITRAL REGURGITATION. THE VALVE WAS TOTALLY EXCISED". THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE REASON FOR EXPLANT IS NOT DUE TO A DEVICE MALFUNCTION.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 7300TFX R-10K2841

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 57 YR Required Intervention| S