FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WATCHMAN FLX PRO
MDR report key: 21537089
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Received March 6, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2025-13706
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 6, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 25, 2025
- Report Date
- March 6, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- NGV
- UDI-DI
- 00191506004590
- PMA / PMN Number
- P130013
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THROMBOSIS OCCURRED. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND A 24MM WATCHMAN FLX PRO CLOSURE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON AN ASPIRIN AND PLAVIX MEDICATION REGIMEN WHICH THE PATIENT HAD BEEN THERAPEUTIC CONSISTENTLY ON. AT THE 45-DAY ROUTINE FOLLOW UP, TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (TEE) IMAGING REVEALED A NON-MOBILE DEVICE RELATED THROMBUS (DRT) ON THE FACE OF THE CLOSURE DEVICE. THE PHYSICIANS PLACED THE PATIENT ON THREE (3) MONTHS OF ORAL ANTICOAGULANT (OAC) MEDICATION IN RESPONSE TO THE EVENT. NO FURTHER INTERVENTIONS OR PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 798699 | WATCHMAN FLX PRO | SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL | NGV | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | M635WU60240 | 0034648311 | 00191506004590 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR | Male | Other |