FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BERLIN HEART EXCOR PEDIATRIC VAD

MDR report key: 7314569 · Received March 5, 2018

Report

Report Number
3004582654-2018-00009
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 5, 2018
Date of Event
February 7, 2018
Report Date
March 5, 2018
Manufacturer
BERLIN HEART GMBH
Product Code
DSQ
PMA / PMN Number
P160035
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

EXEMPTION NUMBER: E2013009. BERLIN HEART INC. (IMPORTER NUMBER: (B)(4)) IS SUBMITTING THE REPORT ON BEHALF OF BERLIN HEART GMBH(MANUFACTURER). THE SITE REPORTED THAT THE VAD PERFORMED APPROPRIATELY DURING THE EVENT AND THAT THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. THE PATIENT REMAINS ON SUPPORT. G8: ADVERSE EVENT TERM: ISCHEMIC CVA.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

BERLIN HEART WAS INFORMED BY THE CLINIC ON (B)(6) 2018 THAT A PATIENT IMPLANTED IN THE BIVAD CONFIGURATION HAD AN ISCHEMIC CVA ON (B)(6) 2018 FOLLOWING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FIBRIN "DEPOSITS" OF THE LEFT PUMP, RESULTING IN FUNCTIONAL WEAKNESS IN BOTH ARMS DESPITE TREATMENT WITH CLOPIDOGREL AND CORTESTERIODS. DESPITE TREATMENT WITH CLOPIDOGREL, ASPIRIN, DIPRIDIAMOL AND LWMH, PATIENT CONTINUED TO DEVELOP FIBRIN DEPOSITS IN THE PUMPS. AN ADDITIONAL ISCHEMIC CVA OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2018.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
158277 BERLIN HEART EXCOR PEDIATRIC VAD VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE DSQ BERLIN HEART GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 2 YR Life Threatening