FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC

MDR report key: 4466434 · Received January 22, 2015

Report

Report Number
MW5040475
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 22, 2015
Date of Event
January 19, 2015
Report Date
January 22, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC.
Product Code
NPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS UNDERGOING TAVR WITH 31 MM COREVALVE. THE DISTAL CONE OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM FRACTURED WITH EMBOLIZATION INTO THE LEFT INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. ATTEMPTS TO SNARE THE NOSE CONE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS WAS BALLOON PLACEMENT WITH REMOVAL THROUGH THE SHEATH, AND REPEATED SNARE REMOVAL. THE NOSE CONE THEN FELL INTO THE LEFT INTERNAL ILIAC SYSTEM AND LODGED THERE BY FLOW. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THROMBOSIS, DISSECTION OR PERFORATION, AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE THE NOSE CONE SAFELY IN THE LOCATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
53010 MEDTRONIC TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM COMPRESSION LOADING SYSTEM NPT MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC. MCS-P3-31-AOA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Other