| Model Number |
12010 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Mitral Regurgitation (1964)
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| Date of Event |
09/21/2017
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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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Conclusion: the device history record was reviewed and showed that this product met all manufacturing specifications for product released for distribution.No issues were identified that would have impacted this event.Per the indications for use, this device is intended for use for drainage of the pericardial sac only.Using the device in the manner described in this event may have contributed to this occurrence.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information that during an aortic valve procedure, the customer passed this pericardial sump through the aortic valve and the metal spring on the tip of the device became tangled in the chordae tendonae of the mitral valve.The customer worked for approximately 20 minutes to get the device unwrapped from the chordae without success.The device had to be cut into pieces with a wire cutter in order to be removed.After removing and coming off bypass, the echocardiogram showed severe mitral regurgitation.Due to the patient's native mitral leaflets being thick, the customer was unable to repair the valve and subsequently had to replace it.No additional adverse patient effects were reported.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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