It was reported that a patient presented with grade 3 functional mitral regurgitation (mr), coaptation gap of 23mm, and an enlarged atrium for a mitraclip procedure.The first xt clip grasped the anterior and posterior leaflet simultaneously, and a successful grasp was achieved on anterior and posterior leaflet segments 2 (a2/p2).It was decided to deploy the clip.After deployment, the clip opened from an angle of 5-10 degrees to approximately 30 degrees.An additional nt clip and xtw was placed lateral to the xt for stabilization (the xt was in-between the xtw and nt on a2/p2).The mr was reduced to grade 1.Per the physician, the clip opened due to the preexisting anatomy.There were no adverse patient effect or clinically significant delay.
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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 determined the reported clip opened while locked appears to be related to patient morphology/pathology.The unexpected medical intervention was a result of case-specific circumstance as another clip was implanted to stabilize the reported clip.There is no indication of a product issue with respect to manufacture, design or labeling.
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