BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    SYNCARDIA 70CC TAH-T

    MDR report key: 7726539 · Received July 27, 2018

    Report

    Report Number
    3003761017-2018-00351
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    July 27, 2018
    Report Date
    July 24, 2018
    Manufacturer
    SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Product Code
    LOZ
    PMA / PMN Number
    P030011
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AZ, US
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE SYNCARDIA 70CC TEMPORARY TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART (TAH-T) IS AN IMPLANTABLE PULSATILE BIVENTRICULAR REPLACEMENT DEVICE THAT REPLACES A PATIENT'S NATIVE VENTRICLES AND VALVES AND PUMPS BLOOD TO BOTH THE PULMONARY AND SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION SYSTEMS. THE SYNCARDIA 70CC TAH-T IS INDICATED FOR USE AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANTATION IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT-ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES AT RISK OF IMMINENT DEATH FROM BIVENTRICULAR FAILURE. THE SYNCARDIA TAH-T SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR USE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: INTERMACS PATIENT REGISTRY DATA COLLECTED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2014 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 REGARDING ADVERSE EVENTS WAS RETROSPECTIVELY REVIEWED. PATIENTS WERE DE-IDENTIFIED THEREFORE A ONE-TO-ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THE LOT NUMBER OF THE IMPLANTED TAH-T. THESE EVENTS WERE ASSESSED AND ARE BEING REPORTED IN RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE TO THE MDR COMPLAINT SOURCES. WITH A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT WOULD IMPACT THE REPORTED EVENTS. POSSIBLE CLINICAL FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE PATIENTS PRE-EXISTING HISTORY AND RELATED COMORBIDITIES, , THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR UNDERLYING DISEASE, ISSUES RELATED TO THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTICOAGULANTS, ANTIPLATELET MEDICATIONS AND THE PATIENT'S COMPLEX POST-OPERATIVE COURSE. THERE ARE POSSIBLE PATIENT, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PROCEDURAL FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE EVENTS. THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, SYNCARDIA WILL FILE A FOLLOW-UP MDR. (B)(4); (B)(6).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    WHILE SUPPORTED BY THE TAH-T, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ADVERSE EVENTS AS DEFINED BY INTERMACS: ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY DAYS POST IMPLANT - DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND/OR PUMP THROMBOSIS- 3191; 443 DAYS POST IMPLANT - DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND/OR PUMP THROMBOSIS; 426 DAYS POST IMPLANT - DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND/OR PUMP THROMBOSIS; 443 DAYS POST IMPLANT - DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND/OR PUMP THROMBOSIS; 443 DAYS POST IMPLANT - DEVICE MALFUNCTION AND/OR PUMP THROMBOSIS. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A HEART TRANSPLANT AFTER 520 DAYS OF TAH-T SUPPORT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    569557 SYNCARDIA 70CC TAH-T BIVENTRICULAR REPLACEMENT DEVICE LOZ SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, LLC

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Other