MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a consumer report with the FDA on 2020-03-20 for WATCHMAN LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation.
[184293596]
Date of event and date of death: unknown; therefore, date is approximated.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10
[184293597]
It was reported that there was a patient death. It was reported via social media that the patient had a left atrial appendage (laa) closure procedure. "during the procedure, the patient required open heart surgery. He lingered for three weeks without becoming conscious before he died. "
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | 2134265-2020-03438 |
| MDR Report Key | 9860564 |
| Report Source | CONSUMER |
| Date Received | 2020-03-20 |
| Date of Report | 2020-03-20 |
| Date of Event | 2020-02-25 |
| Date Mfgr Received | 2020-02-25 |
| Date Added to Maude | 2020-03-20 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | Manufacturer report |
| Manufacturer Link | Y |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 0 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 3 |
| Health Professional | 3 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 3 |
| Report to FDA | 3 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Manufacturer Contact | JAY JOHNSON |
| Manufacturer Street | TWO SCIMED PLACE |
| Manufacturer City | MAPLE GROVE MN 55311 |
| Manufacturer Country | US |
| Manufacturer Postal | 55311 |
| Manufacturer Phone | 7634942574 |
| Manufacturer G1 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
| Manufacturer Street | BALLYBRIT BUSINESS PARK |
| Manufacturer City | GALWAY |
| Manufacturer Country | EI |
| Single Use | 3 |
| Previous Use Code | 3 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 3 |
| Brand Name | WATCHMAN LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM |
| Generic Name | SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL |
| Product Code | NGV |
| Date Received | 2020-03-20 |
| Operator | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| Device Availability | N |
| Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | R |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 0 |
| Manufacturer | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
| Manufacturer Address | TWO SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311 US 55311 |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1. Death | 2020-03-20 |