FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 3103324 · Received May 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2015691-2013-20042
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2013
Date of Event
March 22, 2013
Report Date
April 11, 2013
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S042
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE NOT RETURNED. EXPLANTS AT IMPLANT ARE TYPICALLY A RESULT OF INAPPROPRIATE SIZING, DISTORTION OF THE VALVE DURING IMPLANTATION AND/OR THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY, AND NOT A MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE. IN THIS CASE, THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE. ALTHOUGH THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED WITHOUT THE SAMPLE DEVICE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS EVENT WAS LIKELY DUE TO PATIENT AND PROCEDURAL RELATED FACTORS. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN THIS CASE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VALVE WAS IMPLANTED, THEN EXPLANTED DUE TO OBSTRUCTION OF THE CORONARIES. PER THE OP REPORT, THIS PATIENT HAD A RELATIVELY SMALL AORTIC ROOT, AND IT APPEARED THAT THE INITIAL PROSTHESIS (SUBJECT DEVICE) HAD SOME OBSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY ORIFICE AND POSSIBLY SOME DISTORTION THERE OF ADDITIONALLY. THEREFORE, IT WAS DECIDED TO EXPLANT THE VALVE AND IMPLANT NEW PROSTHESIS. THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS MALFUNCTION OF THE EXPLANTED VALVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
204554 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 3300TFX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Required Intervention