FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

AMPLATZER SEPTAL OCCLUDER

MDR report key: 791504 · Received December 4, 2006

Report

Report Number
2135147-2006-00077
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 4, 2006
Date of Event
October 30, 2006
Report Date
December 4, 2006
Manufacturer
AGA MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
MLV
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SINCE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT, AGA MEDICAL HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN ON 11/2/2006, 11/20/2006, AND 11/30/2006. AS OF THE FILING OF THIS REPORT, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY AGA MEDICAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ASO IMPLANTED TWO MONTHS AGO IN INFANT WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, VENTILATOR DEPENDENT. THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED BECAUSE RISK OF DEVICE CLOSURE WAS LESS RISK THAN SURGERY. TRACHEOSTOMY PERFORMED TWO WEEKS POST DEVICE IMPLANT. AN ELECTIVE BRONCHOSCOPY WAS PERFORMED AND COMPLICATED BY BRADYCARDIA, CARDIAC COMPRESSIONS WERE THEN INITIATED. AN ENLARGING PERICARDIAL EFFUSION WAS NOTED ON ECHO AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PERFORATION RAISED. THE EFFUSION IS DECREASING IN SIZE, AND THE DEVICE REMAINS IN PLACE WITH NO RESIDUAL LEAK. NO CHANGE IN CLINICAL STATUS WITH EFFUSION. NO TREATMENT INITIATED. THE EFFUSION HAS RESOLVED ON THE LAST ECHO PERFORMED. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THE EFFUSION WAS NOT RELATED TO EROSION, BUT TO CPR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AMPLATZER SEPTAL OCCLUDER CARDIAC OCCLUSION DEVICE MLV AGA MEDICAL CORP. 9-ASD-008 M06A30-26

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 MO Other