MITRACLIP G5 DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2135147-2025-05301
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 19, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 26, 2025
- Report Date
- December 11, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.
- Product Code
- NKM
- UDI-DI
- 05415067050755
- PMA / PMN Number
- P100009
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED IN PATIENT. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD REVEALED NO MANUFACTURING NONCONFORMITIES ISSUED TO THE REPORTED LOT THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. ADDITIONALLY, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY IDENTIFIED OTHER COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO THIS LOT AND APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO A POTENTIAL PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE. BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE REPORTED DIFFICULT TO FLUSH TO BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO A PRODUCT QUALITY ISSUE. THIS COMPLAINT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AN EXCEPTION AS THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION AND DEVICE CODE MATCH THE SPECIFIC ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE EXCEPTION. THEREFORE, THIS INCIDENT IS POINTING TO EXCEPTION (ISSUE) 136179 AND EXCEPTION (ACTION) 142561. THE ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED PER INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES. ABBOTT WILL CONTINUE TO TREND THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE DEVICES.
IT WAS REPORTED THIS WAS A MITRACLIP PROCEDURE BEING PERFORMED TO ADDRESS GRADE 3 FUNCTIONAL MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR). AFTER FLUSHING THE SYSTEM, THE CLIP WAS TESTED. DOING THE LAST FEW MOVEMENTS OF THE CLIP TESTING, SPECIFICALLY, RETRACTING THE CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM (CDS), AIR WAS PASSING THROUGH THE CDS AGAIN. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ADVANCE/RETRACT MOVEMENTS WERE SLOWLY PERFORMED TO COMPLETELY DEAIR THE SYSTEM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 593109 | MITRACLIP G5 DELIVERY SYSTEM | MITRAL VALVE REPAIR DEVICES | NKM | ABBOTT VASCULAR INC. | CDS0802-XTW | 50505R1114 | 05415067050755 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |