MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC IRELAND EVOLUT FX DCS; AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV

Model Number	D-EVOLUTFX-34
Medical Device Problem Codes	Particulates (1451); Contamination /Decontamination Problem (2895)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/24/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Select patient information cannot be included in the regulatory report due to regional privacy regulations.Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that prior to the implant of a transcatheter aortic valve, during loading, blood was found in the flush port of the delivery catheter system (dcs).Subsequently, a new valve, dcs and compression loading system (cls) were opened.No patient complications were reported as a result of this event.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that prior to the implant of a transcatheter aortic valve, during loading, blood was found in the flush port of the delivery catheter system (dcs).Subsequently, a new valve, dcs and compression loading system (cls) were opened.No patient complications were reported as a result of this event.Additional information was received that the blood found in the flush port was noticed in the last step during loading and did not come from an operator.It was unknown where the blood came from.The packaging of the dcs was not damaged, and the valve and cls were not contaminated.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.

• Brand Name: EVOLUT FX DCS
• Common Device Name: AORTIC VALVE, PROSTHESIS, PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIV
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC IRELAND; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI
• Manufacturer Contact: alison sweeney ; parkmore business park west; galway ; EI ; 091708096
• MDR Report Key: 24778936
• Report Number: 9612164-2026-01715
• Device Sequence Number: 18618048
• Product Code: NPT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000942717
• UDI-Public: (01)00763000942717(17)270226(10)0012690271(20)01
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: HK
• PMA/510(K) Number: P130021
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/26/2026

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: D-EVOLUTFX-34
• Device Catalogue Number: D-EVOLUTFX-34
• Device Lot Number: 0012690271
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/24/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/09/2026; 04/29/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/03/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/10/2026; 05/26/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/26/2025
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown