FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COREVALVE 29MM AORTIC VALVE

MDR report key: 4840942 · Received June 12, 2015

Report

Report Number
2025587-2015-00651
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 12, 2015
Date of Event
May 21, 2015
Report Date
September 21, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION
Product Code
NPT
PMA / PMN Number
P130021
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND SHOWED THAT THIS PRODUCT MET ALL MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRODUCT RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THIS EVENT. PARAVALVULAR LEAK CAN BE CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING VALVE POSITIONING, PATIENT ANATOMY, OR PRESENCE OF PRE-EXISTING PATIENT CONDITIONS, AND A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT ANALYSIS: THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED, THEREFORE NO PRODUCT ANALYSIS CAN BE PERFORMED. CONCLUSION: WITHOUT RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS COULD BE DRAWN REGARDING THE CLINICAL OBSERVATION. SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RETURNED OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT DURING THE IMPLANT OF THIS TRANSCATHETER BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE VALVE WAS IMPLANTED AT A DEPTH OF 4 MM. HEMODYNAMICS REVEALED A MODERATE TO SEVERE PARAVALVULAR LEAK (PVL). A POST BALLOON AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY (BAV) WAS PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT HELP IMPROVE THE PVL. A SECOND VALVE WAS IMPLANTED, VALVE IN VALVE, AT THE SAME DEPTH AND THE PVL IMPROVED TO MILD. NO OTHER ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
386199 COREVALVE 29MM AORTIC VALVE AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIVERED NPT MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION MCS-P3-29-AOA-US

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00090 YR Required Intervention