FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARDIOSEAL CS-28-QL-PFO

MDR report key: 488222 · Received October 8, 2003

Report

Report Number
1222632-2003-00017
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2003
Date of Event
September 4, 2003
Report Date
October 7, 2003
Manufacturer
NMT MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
MLV
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PT RECEIVED PFO CLOSURE, WITH A CARDIOSEAL SEPTAL OCCLUDER, VIA TRANSEPTAL PUNCTURE. PFO MEASURED 21MM WITH A LONG TUNNEL MORE THAN 2CM IN LENGTH. PT TOLERATED SURGERY WELL AND PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL. APPROX TWO HOURS POST-PROCEDURE PT HAD HYPOTENSION AND ECHO SHOWED CARDIAC TAMPONADE AND PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, AN APPARENT RESULT OF THE TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE. PERICARDIOCENTESIS WAS PERFORMED AND PT'S HEMODYNAMIC PROBLEMS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW-UP ECHO PERFORMED THE NEXT TWO DAYS SHOWED THE DEVICE IN GOOD POSITION AND NO RESIDUAL EFFUSION. PT DISCHARGED TWO DAYS AFTER EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARDIOSEAL CS-28-QL-PFO CARDIOSEAL MLV NMT MEDICAL, INC. CS-28-QL-PFO UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention