MITRACLIP SYSTEM CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2024168-2014-04167
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 27, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2014
- Report Date
- June 3, 2014
- Manufacturer
- AV-TEMECULA-CT
- Product Code
- NKM
- PMA / PMN Number
- P100009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4).(B)(6). THE MITRACLIP REMAINS IN THE PATIENT. INVESTIGATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
(B)(4). A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DEVICE MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CDS. THE REPORTED PATIENT EFFECTS OF WORSENING MR AND DYSPNEA, AS LISTED IN THE MITRACLIP SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), ARE KNOWN POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MITRACLIP PROCEDURES. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE PHYSICIAN THAT THE DEVICE AND THE PROCEDURE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASED MR AND THE ASSOCIATED DYSPNEA. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REVIEWED, THE REPORTED MR AND DYSPNEA APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO PATIENT CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURE, DESIGN, OR LABELING.
THIS IS FILED AS AFTER THE CLIP WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2009, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RECURRENT MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR) AND ANOTHER MITRACLIP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THE RECURRENT MR WAS NOT REPORTED AND THE IMPLANTED CLIP CANNOT BE EXCLUDED AS POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTORY TO THE INCREASE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MITRACLIP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2009 AND ONE CLIP WAS IMPLANTED. AFTER IMPLANTATION, THE CLIP HAD DETACHED FROM ONE LEAFLET AND A SECOND MITRACLIP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2009. THE FUNCTIONAL MR GRADE WAS REDUCED TO 1 AND WAS CONSIDERED AS A REASONABLE OUTCOME. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS, THE PATIENT'S EJECTION FRACTION INCREASED FROM 15 TO GREATER THAN 40 PERCENT. THE PATIENT RECEIVED AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) AND CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRTD) DUE TO VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DYSPNEA AND WAS ADMINISTERED OPTIMAL MEDICAL TREATMENT; HOWEVER, IN (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT COULD NOT TOLERATE THE SYMPTOMS. A REGURGITANT JET WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CLIP WITH A GRADE OF 3-4. ANOTHER MITRACLIP PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014. ONE CLIP WAS IMPLANTED IN THIS JET REDUCING THE MR GRADE TO 2. AS THERE WAS NO SPACE FOR A 4TH CLIP, THE PROCEDURE WAS CONCLUDED AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS SATISFIED WITH THE MR GRADE OF 2 AND A MEAN GRADIENT PRESSURE OF 5. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
SUBSEQUENT TO THE PREVIOUSLY FILED REPORT, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND DYSPNEA WITH INCREASED MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR) WERE NOT RELATED TO THE MITRACLIPS OR THE CLIP PROCEDURE. IN THE PHYSICIAN OPINION, THE INCREASED MR WAS DUE TO DISEASE PROGRESSION. THE PREVIOUSLY TWO IMPLANTED CLIPS WERE STABLE IN THEIR PREVIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE LEAFLET. IT WAS NOT ANATOMICALLY POSSIBLE TO PLACE A 4TH CLIP. THE PATIENT WAS CLINICALLY STABLE POST PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376370 | MITRACLIP SYSTEM CLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM | MITRACLIP DELIVERY SYSTEM | NKM | AV-TEMECULA-CT |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR | Hospitalization| R | MITRACLIP (X1) |