SEE H10
Report
- Report Number
- 2015691-2015-01500
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 23, 2015
- Date of Event
- September 30, 2011
- Report Date
- May 25, 2015
- Manufacturer
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
- Product Code
- DYE
- PMA / PMN Number
- SEE H10
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
METHOD: DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: AORTIC REGURGITATION (AR) IN BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES OCCURS WHEN THE VALVE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY IN DIASTOLIC PHASE, WHICH RESULTS IN RETROGRADE FLOW OF BLOOD INTO THE LEFT VENTRICLE. REGURGITATION WHICH DEVELOPS PROGRESSIVELY OVER TIME CAN BE DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES INCLUDING PATIENT RELATED FACTORS OR STRUCTURAL VALVE DETERIORATION. IN THIS CASE, THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO EDWARDS FOR ANALYSIS BECAUSE IT REMAINS IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT, AS THIS WAS A VALVE-IN-VALVE (VIV) PROCEDURE. WITHOUT RETURN OF THE DEVICE, EDWARDS IS UNABLE TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. IF FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS EVENT BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THIS DEVICE IS NOT SOLD OR MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER, IT IS SIMILAR TO THE BRAND CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT RSR PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS, MODEL# 2800, PMA# P860057/S001.
EDWARDS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS SURGICAL VALVE HAD A TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTED (VALVE-IN-VALVE) AFTER AN IMPLANT DURATION OF NINE (9) YEARS, EIGHT (8) MONTHS DUE TO AORTIC REGURGITATION. A 26MM TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT IS LISTED AS BEING DISCHARGED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407123 | SEE H10 | REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE | DYE | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES | SEE H10 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Hospitalization| R |