FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT THEON PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 3191632 · Received June 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
2015691-2013-20435
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 26, 2013
Date of Event
May 20, 2013
Report Date
May 29, 2013
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL CAUSES FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE STENOSIS (E.G. CALCIFICATION, PANNUS GROWTH). UNFORTUNATELY, THE VALVE WAS NOT EXPLANTED FROM THE PATIENT; THEREFORE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT COULD NOT BE INVESTIGATED. IN THIS CASE, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED STENOSIS. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A VALVE-IN-VALVE PROCEDURE AFTER AN IMPLANT DURATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS DUE TO MITRAL STENOSIS (MS). PER THE OP REPORT, TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED SEVERE BIOPROSTHETIC MS WITH AN EF OF 40%. THE PATIENT'S MITRAL VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH AN EDWARDS SAPIEN TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE. THE NEW VALVE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE IN APPROPRIATE POSITION. THE PATIENT WAS THEN WEANED FROM CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS. POST-PROCEDURE EF OF 40% WITH TRIVIAL PARAVALVULAR LEAK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
290340 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT THEON PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 6900PTFX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Hospitalization| R