| Model Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size (1583); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Information (3190)
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| Date of Event |
04/21/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Manufacturer was notified that during a mitral valve replacement a mechanical valve, sz 31 was attempted to be implanted without success.Another size was then implanted sz 29 successfully.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Date of this report, corrected data on initial medwatch, initial medwatch inadvertently reported date 01/06/2017 when the date of the report should have been 06/01/2017.No additional information regarding the carbomedics valve was able to be obtained.Based on the size of mechanical valve that was implanted after (size 29 vs 31), it is likely that the cause of the explant was due to oversizing.
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