CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS
Report
- Report Number
- 2015691-2026-10754
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 3, 2026
- Date of Event
- January 11, 2024
- Report Date
- February 3, 2026
- Manufacturer
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
- Product Code
- DYE
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860057
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
D6A. IF IMPLANTED, GIVE DATE: THE IMPLANT DATE WAS ONLY KNOWN AS 2010. THUS, (B)(6) 2010 WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE MINIMUM IMPLANT DURATION. ADDITIONAL E1 (TELEPHONE NUMBER): (B)(6) AND H6 (TYPE OF INVESTIGATION) CODE: LABELLING REVIEW. H11: ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THIS REPORT SERVES AS BOTH THE INITIAL AND FINAL MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT (MDR), INCORPORATING THE FINDINGS FROM THE INVESTIGATION. THIS EVENT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UNDER REPORT ID: 2015691-2025-09536, WHICH INCLUDED FOUR PATIENTS. FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF NEW INFORMATION, EACH PATIENT CASE HAS NOW BEEN DOCUMENTED SEPARATELY, AND FOUR INDIVIDUAL REPORTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED. THE SUBJECT DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. ARTICLE CITATION: TUFARO, V., MUKHOPADHYAY, S., OPADA, K., PATEL, K., OZKOR, M., BAUMBACH, A., AND MULLEN, M. J. (2025). SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES FOLLOWING TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE IMPLANTATION WITH PORTICO OR NAVITOR VALVES: THE BARTS HEART CENTER EXPERIENCE. CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1002/CCD.70176 THIS IS ONE OF TWENTY MANUFACTURER REPORTS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THIS ARTICLE. REFER TO REPORT NUMBER ID 2015691-2025-09502, 2015691-2025-09503, 2015691-2025-09504, 2015691-2025-09548, 2015691-2025-09536, 2015691-2025-09549, 2015691-2025-09505, 2015691-2025-09563, 2015691-2025-09567, 2015691-2025-09569, 2015691-2025-09582, 2015691-2025-09550, 2015691-2026-10730, 2015691-2026-10739, 2015691-2026-10752 AND 2015691-2026-10753 FOR ADDITIONAL EVENTS WITHIN THE SAME ARTICLE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND NO INADEQUACIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH REGARD TO WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND THE DIRECTIONS/CONDITIONS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF THE DEVICE. THE REPORTED TYPE OF EVENT IS INCLUDED IN THE IFU. STRUCTURAL VALVE DETERIORATION (SVD) IS AN ACQUIRED CONDITION, INTRINSIC TO BIOPROSTHETIC VALVES, CHARACTERIZED BY DETERIORATION OF THE LEAFLETS OR SUPPORTING STRUCTURES, LEADING TO THICKENING, CALCIFICATION, TEARING, OR DISRUPTION OF THE PROSTHETIC VALVE MATERIALS. THESE CHANGES RESULT IN VALVULAR DYSFUNCTION MANIFESTING AS STENOSIS AND/OR REGURGITATION WITH A CONSEQUENT DROP IN HEMODYNAMIC EFFICACY OF THE VALVE. SVD COMMONLY OCCURS WITH A CONSIDERABLY INCREASED RATE AFTER 10 YEARS. PRIOR INVESTIGATIONS AND EXTENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW HAVE SHOWN THAT IT IS PREDOMINANTLY RELATED TO PATIENT FACTORS AND IMPLANT DURATION RATHER THAN TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS PATIENT FACTORS, INCLUDING AN IMPLANT DURATION OF 10 OR MORE YEARS. EDWARDS WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND MONITOR ALL REPORTED EVENTS. TRENDS ARE MONITORED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND IF ACTION IS REQUIRED, APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED.
THROUGH THE REVIEW OF MEDICAL ARTICLE "SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES FOLLOWING TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE IMPLANTATION WITH PORTICO OR NAVITOR VALVES: THE BARTS HEART CENTER EXPERIENCE", CORRESPONDING AUTHOR TUFARO V, MUKHOPADHYAY S, OPADA K, ET AL., THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PERTAINING TO AN EDWARDS DEVICE: ONE PATIENT WITH A VALVE MODEL 3300TFX23MM IMPLANTED IN THE AORTIC POSITION UNDERWENT A VALVE-IN-VALVE PROCEDURE AFTER AN IMPLANT DURATION OF APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS DUE TO DEGENERATION. A 23MM TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED WITHIN THE SURGICAL DEVICE WITH NO REPORT OF COMPLICATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305907 | CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS | REPLACEMENT HEART-VALVE | DYE | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES | 3300TFX |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Male | Required Intervention| H |