FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MEDTRONIC
MDR report key: 4466434
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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 |