FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT RSR PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 3870852 · Received June 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
2015691-2014-01379
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 12, 2014
Date of Event
May 14, 2014
Report Date
May 14, 2014
Manufacturer
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
DYE
PMA / PMN Number
P860057/S001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS PATIENT EXPERIENCED STENOSIS OF HER EDWARDS VALVE. MANY FACTORS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONSET OF BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE STENOSIS, INCLUDING PATIENT RELATED (E.G. PATIENT AGE, DISEASE STATE, IMMUNE STATUS, AND OTHER CO-MORBIDITIES), PHARMACOLOGICAL AND INTRINSIC PROPERTIES OF THE VALVE ITSELF. IN THIS CASE, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. THERE IS ALSO NO INFORMATION SUGGESTING THAT THE EDWARDS DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S DEATH. NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

EDWARDS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BIOPROSTHETIC AORTIC STENOSIS AFTER AN IMPLANT DURATION OF APPROXIMATELY 14 YEARS. COMORBIDITIES INCLUDED DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, CAD; S/P CABG AND AVR, NYHA CLASS IV AND PVD. PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO TAVR WITHIN THE EXISTING EDWARDS VALVE; HOWEVER, IT WAS LEARNED THE PATIENT EXPIRED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A PEA AND WAS ALSO UNDER TREATMENT FOR C DIFFICILE. NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
346974 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT RSR PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE DYE EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 2800

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Death| H| R