FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WATCHMAN FLX PRO

MDR report key: 21537089 · 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