FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT RSR PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 3852330 · Received June 5, 2014

Report

Report Number
2015691-2014-01309
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 5, 2014
Date of Event
April 21, 2014
Report Date
May 8, 2014
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO STRUCTURAL VALVE DETERIORATION (SVD). SVD IS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR BIOPROSTHESIS EXPLANT AND ENCOMPASSES MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES, INCLUDING CALCIFICATION, NON-CALCIFIC DEGENERATION, DEHISCENCE, CUSP THICKENING OR FIBROSIS, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE. SUCH FAILURE MODES MAY OCCUR SINGULARLY OR CONCOMITANTLY. THE OPERATIVE REPORT DOCUMENTS LAYERED TISSUE WITHIN TWO (2) LEAFLETS OF THE VALVE. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO EDWARDS FOR ANALYSIS. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

EDWARDS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT A BIOPROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE, IMPLANTED APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) YEARS AND FOUR (4) MONTHS, WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO STRUCTURAL VALVE DETERIORATION. THE OPERATIVE REPORT INDICATES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AORTIC STENOSIS. DURING EXPLANTATION, THERE WAS SOME DECREASED LEAFLET MOBILITY AND LAYERED TISSUE WITHIN TWO (2) LEAFLETS OF THE VALVE. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
328752 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT RSR PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 2800

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Hospitalization| R