FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3F AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

MDR report key: 2232481 · Received August 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
2031780-2011-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 25, 2011
Date of Event
July 29, 2011
Report Date
July 29, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC ATS, INC.
Product Code
LWR
PMA / PMN Number
P060025
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION METHOD: DEVICE HISTORY COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS NO SERIAL NUMBER WAS OBTAINED. RESULTS: NO PRODUCT RETURNED. CONCLUSION: CAUSE OF EVENT DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO IMPLANT TECHNIQUE. ANALYSIS: THE VALVE REMAINS IMPLANTED. CONCLUSION: ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY SURGEON SUTURE TECHNIQUE OR OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO SUTURING (NOT PRODUCT RELATED).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(4) RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT OF THIS BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, RE-OPERATION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO REGURGITATION. PARAVALVULAR LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE SECONDARY TO SUTURE TECHNIQUE/TECHNICAL ERROR AT IMPLANT. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED AND REMAINS IMPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PT EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3F AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LWR MEDTRONIC ATS, INC. 1000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention