Catalog Number UNK CDS |
Device Problem
Activation Problem (4042)
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Patient Problems
Arrhythmia (1721); Mitral Regurgitation (1964); Tachycardia (2095); Tissue Damage (2104); Heart Failure (2206)
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Event Date 11/15/2011 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Estimated dates.The clip remains in the patient.Investigation is not yet complete.A follow up report will be submitted with all additional relevant information.Literature: echocardiographic and clinical outcomes of mitraclip therapy in patients not amenable to surgery.The additional death and malfunctions referenced are being filed under separate medwatch report #.
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Event Description
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This is filed to report recurrent mr, tissue damage, tachycardia, arrhythmia, surgical procedure, intervention, heart failure and re-hospitalization.It was reported in an article summary that mitraclip devices can be related to single device leaflet attachment (slda), failure to deploy, recurrent mr, tissue damage, surgical procedure, intervention, arrhythmia, tachycardia, re-hospitalization, heart failure and death.Specific patient and procedural information is not known.Additional details can be found in the attached article "echocardiographic and clinical outcomes of mitraclip therapy in patients not amenable to surgery".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was not returned for analysis.Additionally, a review of the lot history record and complaint history for the reported lot could not be conducted, because the lot number and part number were not provided.All available information was investigated.The reported patient effects of tissue damage, tachycardia, arrhythmia and heart failure appear to be due to procedural circumstance/operational context.Additionally, the reported recurrent mitral regurgitation is likely an outcome of slda.The reported patient effects of tissue damage, mr, tachycardia, arrhythmia and heart failure as listed in the mitraclip system instructions for use, are known possible complication associated with mitraclip procedures.Lastly, additional therapy/non-surgical treatment (blood transfusion, additional mitral valve procedure and additional mitral clip procedure), surgical procedure and hospitalization are a result of case specific circumstances as documented within the research article.There is no indication of a product issue with respect to manufacture, design or labeling.The udi is unknown because the part number and lot number were not provided.Na.
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