EVOLUT FX VALVE
Report
- Report Number
- 9617601-2025-01402
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 11, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2025
- Report Date
- September 11, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE CV
- Product Code
- NPT
- PMA / PMN Number
- P130021
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CITATION: MASANORI YAMAMOTO, ET AL. INTRA- VERSUS SUPRA-ANNULAR SELF-EXPANDING TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES IN SMALL AORTIC ANNULI. EUROINTERVENTION. 2025;21: E749-E757. PUBLISHED ONLINE E-EDITION JULY 2025. DOI: 10 4244/EU-D-24-00966 EARLIEST DATE OF PUBLICATION USED FOR DATE OF EVENT. NO UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER (SERIAL/LOT) NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED; WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THESE OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. WITHOUT RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS. 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.
LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED REGARDING INTRA-ANNULAR SELF-EXPANDING VALVES (IA-SEVS) VERSUS SUPRA-ANNULAR (SA)-SEVS IN TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION (TAVI) PATIENTS WITH SMALL AORTIC ANNULI. THE STUDY POPULATION CONSISTED OF 919 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT TAVI WITH EITHER A NON-MEDTRONIC IA-SEV (NAVITOR, N = 518) OR A MEDTRONIC SA-SEV (EVOLUT FX, N = 401). IN THE SA-SEV GROUP, THE FOLLOWING ADVERSE OUTCOMES OCCURRED: CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY, NEED FOR SECOND VALVE IMPLANT, CORONARY OCCLUSION, ISCHEMIC STROKE, NEED FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANT, MAJOR VASCULAR COMPLICATION, BLEEDING (MAJOR OR LIFE-THREATENING), HIGH MEAN GRADIENT (= 20 MMHG), PARAVALVULAR LEAK (TRACE TO SEVERE), PROSTHESIS-PATIENT MISMATCH, AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY. TWO IN-HOSPITAL DEATHS WERE ALSO OBSERVED. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED TO SUGGEST A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MEDTRONIC DEVICE AND THE DEATHS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2674879 | EVOLUT FX VALVE | AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV | NPT | MEDTRONIC MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE CV | EVOLUTFX-23 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Life Threatening| R |