This is filed to report the clip detaching from the valve and embolizing, requiring intervention.It was reported that a mitraclip procedure was performed on (b)(6) 2023 to treat functional mitral regurgitation (mr) grade 4.Two mitraclip xtw clips ( 20725r1043 and 20815r2075) were implanted successfully.Good grasps and insertion was achieved and the mr was reduced to grade 1-2.Seven days post procedure on (b)(6) 2023, the patient became symptomatic with syncope and arrhythmia.Echocardiogram was performed and it revealed that the xtw clip (20815r2075) had fully detached from the valve.Tissue damage to the valve was suspected.A ct scan was performed and found the clip embolized to the common iliac artery.Endovascular removal of the clip was performed.No additional information was provided.
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The device was not returned for analysis.A review of the lot history record revealed no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no similar complaints reported from this lot.The investigation was unable to determine a cause for the reported clip expulsion.The reported embolism, recurrent mitral regurgitation (mr), tissue injury and arrhythmia were due to the clip expulsion.The syncope appears to be a cascading effect of the arrhythmia.Embolism, mr, tissue injury, arrhythmia, and syncope are listed in the instructions for use as known possible complications associated with the mitraclip procedures.The reported hospitalization, surgical intervention and removal of foreign body were results of case specific circumstances.There is no indication of a product issue with respect to manufacture, design, or labeling.
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