FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 2120882 · Received June 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
2015691-2011-15705
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 11, 2011
Date of Event
March 22, 2011
Report Date
May 14, 2011
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S029
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE NOT RETURNED. ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND CONFIRMS THAT THIS DEVICE PASSED ALL MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION INSPECTIONS. AS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION RELATED TO THIS EXPLANT, AND NO DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THROUGH FOLLOW-UP WITH THE HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER, A COPY OF THE OPERATIVE REPORT WAS RECEIVED. IT WAS INDICATED THAT AFTER THE VALVE WAS PLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS WEANED FROM CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL SHUNT STILL PRESENT IN THE AREA OF A PATCH REPAIR. IT WAS FELT THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED, THE LEAK REPAIRED, AND ANOTHER EDWARDS VALVE WAS PLACED.

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' VALVE WAS EXPLANTED AT IMPLANT. UPON FOLLOW-UP, THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE VALVE WAS EXPLANTED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE EXPOSURE OF LEAKING VSD PATCH. THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE REASON FOR EXPLANT IS NOT RELATED TO A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 7000TFX R-10F1575

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 31 YR Hospitalization| R