| Model Number |
9850EV56US |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Thrombosis/Thrombus (4440)
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| Date of Event |
09/29/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The manufacturer's investigation is ongoing and a follow-up report will be submitted when the investigation is complete.
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Event or Problem Description
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Edwards received notification of a transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (ttvr) using the evoque system.Forty-eight days post-procedure, the patient was hospitalized with complete leaflet thrombosis, torrential tricuspid regurgitation, right ventricular failure, hypoxia, and significant right-to-left shunting.A valve-in-valve procedure was considered for (b)(6) 2025 but was not performed.The patient was on the maximum dose of eliquis; however, medical opinion indicated the patient was under-anticoagulated.Physicians initiated coumadin therapy for 30 days to address the thrombus before reassessing options.Shunting reversed from left-to-right post-implant to strong right-to-left.The patient had a preexisting atrial septal defect (asd), which was closed 48 days after the initial procedure.The patient is now stable.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The following sections were updated/corrected/added: b4, g3, g6, h2, h6, and h11.The complaint for thrombus formation (device) - post procedure was confirmed with other empirical evidence.Based on the device history record (dhr) review, there were no non-conformances related to the issue observed and the device passed all manufacturing specifications.Available information suggests that insufficient anticoagulation management potentially influenced by patient specific factors contributed to the thrombus formation.Nevertheless, a definitive root cause cannot be established.Since there are no confirmed product or labeling/ifu/training material non-conformances affecting distributed product and no other triggers have been met, no corrective or preventative actions were required.
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