FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC HEART VALVE

MDR report key: 841912 · Received April 20, 2007

Report

Report Number
MW1042666
Event Type
Other
Date Received
April 20, 2007
Date of Event
April 5, 2007
Report Date
April 20, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES
Product Code
LWR
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT ON 04/13/07. IN 2007, SURGEON REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE THAT HAD BEEN IMPLANTED IN 2005. THE PRE-OP DIAGNOSIS WAS AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PROSTHETIC VALVE AND ROOT ENDOCARDITIS. POST-OP DIAGNOSIS THE SAME. THE SURGEON WHO REMOVED THIS VALVE STATED "THE VALVE WAS BADLY DESTROYED AND THE PORCINE AORTIC WALL HAD DETERIORATED UNDER THE INVOLVED AREA."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MEDTRONIC HEART VALVE FREESTYLE AORTIC ROOT HEART VALVE LWR MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES * 8037290

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR Other