FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACCUTRAK DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3882240 · Received June 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
2025587-2014-00407
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2014
Date of Event
May 27, 2014
Report Date
July 11, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION
Product Code
NPT
PMA / PMN Number
P130021
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE FACILITY DISCARDED THE VALVE AND WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE CLINICAL OBSERVATION. SHOULD THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LOT HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND SHOWED THAT THE DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM MET ALL MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRODUCT RE LEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT DURING THE IMPLANT OF A TRANSCATHETER BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE BLEEDING WAS NOTED AT THE AORTIC ACCESS POINT DURING LOOP RELEASE. DURING REMOVAL OF THE DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM (DCS) THE COREVALVE DISLODGED, OUT OF THE TARGETED LOCATION. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE DCS TAB WAS NOT COMPLETELY FREE FROM THE VALVE FRAME LOOP UPON DCS REMOVAL. DUE TO THE CONTINUED ACCESS SITE BLEEDING AND THE DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTY THE PATIENT WAS THEN PLACED ON BYPASS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO A SURGICAL VALVE PROCEDURE. THE TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED FROM THE ASCENDING AORTA. NO FURTHER ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
358687 ACCUTRAK DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIVERED NPT MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION DCS-C4-18FR 0007068084

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00091 YR Required Intervention (B)(4)