MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION EVOLUT FX DCS; AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV

Model Number D-EVOLUTFX-2329

Device Problems Failure to Advance (2524); Insufficient Information (3190); Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)

Patient Problem Vascular Dissection (3160)

Event Date 12/27/2023

Event Type  Death  

Manufacturer Narrative

Continuation of d10: product id evolutfx-29; product lot/serial number (b)(6); product type: 0195-heart valves; implant date n/a; explant date n/a medtronic has requested additional information pertaining to this reportable event.If additional reportable information is received, a supplemental report will be submitted.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Medtronic received information that prior to the implant of this transcatheter bioprosthetic valve, a pre-implant balloon aortic val vuloplasty (bav) was performed using a 22 mm non-medtronic (z med) balloon.During the bav, a dissection occurred, however, it was noted that the dissection was not immediately recognized after the bav.The delivery catheter system (dcs) was inserted into the patient and went around the aortic arch.At this time, the physician paused to assess what was happening since there was trouble crossing the annulus.The physician considered a stiffer wire and the dcs was withdrawn from the patient.The anesthesiologist noted at this point that there was a drop in cerebral oximetry right after the bav.The physician decided to take a further look at the aorta and discovered the dissection.The valve was never reintroduced or deployed.Subsequently, comfort care measures were implemented for the patient.No additional adverse patient effects were reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

Updated data: b2.B5.H1.H6.Additional codes: annex f.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Additional information was received that, per the physician, the cause of the dissection was uncertain, and the delivery catheter system did not cause or contribute to the dissection.It was noted that the dissection occurred during the pre-implant balloon aortic valvuloplasty.The patient bicuspid anatomy, moderate calcification, and horizontal aorta contributed to the dissection.The patient was sent home on palliative care.Subsequently, the patient died.The cause of death was not received.No further information was provided.

Event Description

Additional information was received that three days following the valve implant procedure, the patient died at home on hospice.Per the physician, the cause of death was unknown; however, speculation was either the dissection completed, or organ failure occurred.Per the physician, the valve, and the delivery catheter system can be excluded as a contributing cause to the death.According to the physician, the patient¿s underlying medical history only indirectly contributed to the death but directly contributed to the dissection.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.Updated data: a4.Patient weight.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.

• Brand Name: EVOLUT FX DCS
• Type of Device: AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION; 1851 e deere ave; santa ana CA 92705
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC HEART VALVES DIVISION; 1851 e deere ave; santa ana CA 92705
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 18494598
• MDR Text Key: 332680289
• Report Number: 2025587-2024-00153
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NPT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000365677
• UDI-Public: 00763000365677
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P130021
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 01/23/2024

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/11/2024
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: D-EVOLUTFX-2329
• Device Catalogue Number: D-EVOLUTFX-2329
• Device Lot Number: 0011936542
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/18/2024
• Date Device Manufactured: 09/01/2023
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: SEE H10.
• Patient Outcome(s): Death; Life Threatening
• Patient Age: 81 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 77 KG