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As reported by the field clinical specialist, approximately 7 years and 7 months post a trasseptal tavr procedure with a 29mm sapien xt valve in the mitral position, the patient underwent a valve-in-valve procedure with a 23mm sapien 3 ultra valve due to stenosis.During the valve-in-valve procedure, the balloon ruptured during deployment of initial 23mm s3u valve.The physician was able to pull the valve and delivery system back into the 14f esheath+ without issue and all were pulled out of patient.A new 14f esheath+ was prepped and inserted successfully.A second 23mm s3u valve was prepped and successfully deployed in a 29mm sapien xt valve.There was no patient injury reported and patient was reported as doing well.Per the field clinical specialist, the initial reporter did not allege the ew devices were deficient in any way.The indication for the procedure was stenosis.The perceived root cause for the balloon rupture was possibly valve alignment or when crossing xt.Balloon ruptured immediately so no portion of the balloon was inflated.The degree of calcium was moderate.No extra volume added to the balloon prior to the inflation.The inflation technique was controlled and slow.The system was prepped at nominal 17 ccs.The retrieval technique from the field safety notice was used.
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A supplemental mdr is being submitted due to administrative review.Section h10 was added.Per the instruction for use (ifu), valve stenosis is a potential risk associated with bioprosthetic heart valves.Per the valve academic research consortium (varc), valve stenosis can result from a number of factors, including pannus, calcification, support structure deformation (out-of-round configuration), trauma (cardia-pulmonary resuscitation, blunt chest trauma), endocarditis, prosthetic valve thrombosis, and native leaflet prolapse impeding prosthetic leaflet motion.Valve stenosis may result in symptoms such as shortness of breath and decreased exercise tolerance, which may be accompanied by an increased gradient across the valve.Per the instructions for use (ifu), structural valve deterioration (wear, fracture, calcification, leaflet tear/tearing from the stent posts, leaflet retraction, suture line disruption of components of a prosthetic valve, thickening, stenosis), and device degeneration are known potential risks associated with bioprosthetic heart valves.The ifu cautions that accelerated deterioration of the valve may occur in patients with an altered calcium metabolism.Long-term durability has not been established for the valve.Regular medical follow-up is advised to evaluate valve performance.Structural valve deterioration (svd) may be manifested as stenosis with thickened leaflets.Svd may be mild and not require any intervention or it may be moderate to severe.It can cause the heart to work harder to eject blood from the ventricle.Depending on the severity it could be an indication for valve replacement or medical intervention.Tissue calcification is a very common failure mode.The mechanisms for bioprosthetic heart valve tissue calcification are not yet fully understood.Many factors can contribute to the onset and propagation of calcification including patient-related (e.G., patient age, disease state, immune status, and other co-morbidities), pharmacological, and intrinsic properties of the valve itself.It is widely understood that patients with chronic renal disease and prior history of calcific stenosis of the native valve may be predisposed to bioprosthetic calcification.During the manufacturing process, all sapien transcatheter heart valve (thv) (all models) are 100% visually inspected for defects and 100% functionally tested for proper coaptation under physiological backpressure conditions prior to release for distribution.Therefore, it is highly unlikely that a manufacturing defect or device malfunction contributed to the event.In this case, there was no allegation or indication a product malfunction contributed to this adverse event.Investigation results are inconclusive as patient and procedural factors were not provided; however, the event could be related to the mechanisms described above.A review of edwards lifesciences risk management documentation was performed for this case.The reported event is an anticipated risk of the transcatheter heart valve procedure, additional assessment of this adverse event is not required at this time.Complaint histories for all reported events are reviewed against trending control limits monthly, and any excursions above the control limits are assessed and documented as part of this monthly review.As such, neither a product risk assessment, nor corrective or preventative actions are required at this time.This supplemental is one of two reports being submitted for this case.Please reference manufacturer report number 2015691-2023-13711.
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