The manufacturer was notified about the dehiscence of a memo 3d annuloplasty ring.The ring has been explanted, and was replaced with a 36 mm physio ii ring.It was reported that a smaller physio ring may have provided better coaptation.The patient was discharged safely.There were no structural ring defects and sutures had pulled out of posterior annular tissues.It was reported that there were no microorganisms on microscopy, nothing on gram stain, and nothing on direct culture.Staph epidermidis was identified on enrichment culture.No mycobacterial culture was requested.It was reported that the annuloplasty ring have now been destroyed and not available for return.
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A memo-3d was implanted on (b)(6) 2017.The patient had posterior mitral valve prolapse and no regurgitation or systolic anterior motion (sam) at the end of the procedure.On (b)(6) 2017, the ring was explanted for dehiscence of the annuloplasty ring.The ring has been explanted, and was replaced with a 36 mm physio ii ring.It was reported that a smaller physio ring may have provided better coaptation.The patient was discharged safely.There were no structural ring defects and sutures had pulled out of posterior annular tissues.It was reported that there were no microorganisms on microscopy, nothing on gram stain, and nothing on direct culture.Staph epidermidis was identified on enrichment culture.No mycobacterial culture was requested.It was reported that the annuloplasty ring have now been destroyed and not available for return.The patient did well following the re-operation, although the operation was challenging.
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