FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WATCHMAN FLX? PRO

MDR report key: 22631000 · Received July 28, 2025

Report

Report Number
2124215-2025-50317
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 28, 2025
Date of Event
January 12, 2025
Report Date
July 28, 2025
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
NGV
UDI-DI
00191506004606
PMA / PMN Number
P130013
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REPORTED VIA CLINICAL STUDY. IT WAS REPORTED A TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) OCCURRED. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024, AND A 27MM WATCHMAN FLX PRO CLOSURE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH COMPLETE LAA SEAL AND DEPLOYED DEVICE DIAMETER OF 21.2 MM. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY ON APIXABAN AND ASPIRIN. ON (B)(6) 2025, 186 DAYS POST INDEX PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SLURRED SPEECH AND A BRIEF LACK OF HAND CONTROL ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND PRESENTED TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THROUGH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THESE SYMPTOMS WERE RESOLVED. AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, THE PATIENT WAS NOT ON ASPIRIN MEDICATION. BRAIN IMAGING, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN, LAB TEST AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WERE PERFORMED. ALL THE IMAGING PERFORMED WERE NEGATIVE FOR STROKE. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TIA. THE PATIENT WAS RESTARTED WITH CLOPIDOGREL MEDICATION. THE EVENT WAS CONSIDERED RESOLVED THE SAME DAY AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME IN STABLE CONDITION WITH FOLLOW UP VISIT AS AN OUTPATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1455566 WATCHMAN FLX? PRO SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL NGV BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M635WU60270 0034044938 00191506004606

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Female Other