Event occurred three days after placement of the commercial valves.No valve information (name, model, lot number, or number of valves placed), including valve status (i.E.Whether valves were removed) was available at the time of this report.Investigator assessment per study protocol indicated device relationship was ¿probably not related¿ and procedure relationship as ¿definitely not related¿.Device disposition unknown.
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An (b)(6) study patient, with spiration valves placed approximately 6 years prior to the reported event, had elective bronchial valve placement surgery while still enrolled in the emprove study.Subject was scheduled for release three days post elective valve placement procedure, however patient experienced cardiac arrest and was re-admitted.Patient experienced a second cardiac arrest three days later and patient died.
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