EVOLUT FX DCS
Report
- Report Number
- 2025587-2025-02252
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 1, 2025
- Date of Event
- March 27, 2025
- Report Date
- April 3, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION
- Product Code
- NPT
- UDI-DI
- 00763000365677
- PMA / PMN Number
- P130021
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- BR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CONTINUATION OF D10: PRODUCT ID EVOLUTFX-23 ((B)(6)); PRODUCT TYPE: 0195-HEART VALVES; PRODUCT ID EVOLUTFX-26 ((B)(6)); PRODUCT TYPE: 0195-HEART VALVES; IMPLANT DATE (B)(6) 2025. SELECT PATIENT INFORMATION CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE REGULATORY REPORT DUE TO REGIONAL PRIVACY REGULATIONS. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
UPDATED DATA: D4. H4. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE PROCEDURE, VASCULAR ACCESS WAS OBTAINED IN THE RIGHT RADIAL ARTERY AND LEFT FEMORAL VEIN, WITH THE PLACEMENT OF INTRODUCERS AND A TEMPORARY PACEMAKER. AN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PUNCTURE IN THE LEFT COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY WAS PERFORMED, AND AN 8FR VALVED INTRODUCER WAS POSITIONED, LATER EXCHANGED FOR A 12 FR INTRODUCER. PERCUTANEOUS REPAIR WAS CONDUCTED WITH TWO VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES. THE IMPLANTATION OF A 23 MILLIMETER EVOLUT FX AORTIC BIOPROSTHESIS WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO INSTABILITY, RESULTING IN THE PROSTHESIS DISLODGING TO THE VENTRICLE WITH THREE ATTEMPTS, NECESSITATING RECAPTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A 26 MILLIMETER EVOLUT FX AORTIC BIOPROSTHESIS WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED USING AN IN-LINE SYSTEM, GUIDED BY FLUOROSCOPY AND TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE ASCENDING AORTA AND LEFT VENTRICLE SHOWED A GRADIENT OF 4 MMHG. HEMOSTASIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH TWO SUTURE-MEDIATED VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND ONE 8FR VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE AFTER SHEATH REMOVAL FROM THE LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 954623 | EVOLUT FX DCS | AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV | NPT | MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION | D-EVOLUTFX-2329 | 0012483141 | 00763000365677 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | Female | SEE H11... |