FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VALVE XS DE'BAKEY FCPS STR.WIDE 230/370

MDR report key: 22184587 · Received June 11, 2025

Report

Report Number
9610612-2025-00108
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 11, 2025
Date of Event
February 21, 2025
Report Date
June 12, 2025
Manufacturer
AESCULAP AG
Product Code
HTD
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

CORRECTION: B5 - DESCRIPTION UPDATED. THE COMPLAINED DEVICE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A NON-AAG PRODUCT. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S REPORTING EVALUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR PART 803, SECTION 803.3, THIS EVENT IS CONSIDERED / DEEMED NOT REPORTABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON: NO SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT / FALSIFIED DEVICE NO SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

MANUFACTURING SITE EVALUATION: INVESTIGATION ON-GOING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / INVESTIGATION RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

UPDATE: IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE DE'BAKEY FORCEPS, BUT RATHER THE NON-AAG RETRACTOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH FC289R - VALVE XS DE'BAKEY FCPS STR.WIDE 230/370. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THE MIDDLE BEAD BROKE AND THE FIXATOR FELL OFF; AND THEN THE LEFT ATRIAL RETRACTOR COULD NOT BE FASTENED. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THIS OCCURRED DURING VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY (VAT) MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY, LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE SUTURE AND RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S REPORTING EVALUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR PART 803, SECTION 803.3, THIS EVENT IS CONSIDERED REPORTABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON - MALFUNCTION (NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS). THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE REPORTABILITY OF THIS MALFUNCTION WAS BASED ON REVIEW OF THE APPLICABLE RISK ANALYSIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AESCULAP AG REFERENCE NO. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
103247 VALVE XS DE'BAKEY FCPS STR.WIDE 230/370 GENERAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HTD AESCULAP AG FC289R

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown