FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

WATCHMAN ® LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 6293068 · Received February 1, 2017

Report

Report Number
2134265-2017-00166
Event Type
Death
Date Received
February 1, 2017
Date of Event
December 20, 2016
Report Date
January 3, 2017
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE
Product Code
NGV
PMA / PMN Number
P130013
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PMA# OR 510K# UPDATED FROM M110009 TO P130013. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AGE AT TIME OF EVENT: 18 YEARS OR OLDER. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR: THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THE BATCH NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AND THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO 45 DAY TREANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM (TEE) AS SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND CRITICALLY ILL WITH OTHER ISSUES DURING THIS TIME. SHE WAS READMITTED IN (B)(6) 2016 WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN. SHE HAD PARTIAL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND PNEUMONIA AND PASSED AWAY IN (B)(6) 2016 10 DAYS AFTER SHE WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED A DEATH OCCURRED. THE PATIENT HAD A PRE-EXISTING GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) ISSUE. A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) CLOSURE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IN (B)(6) 2016. AFTER THE 45 DAY FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT HAD A COMPLICATION AND DIED. IT WAS REPORTED TO US THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT SUFFER A STROKE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
76781 WATCHMAN ® LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL NGV BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MAPLE GROVE M635WU30060 19077244

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death