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Device product

Lotus TAVR 25mm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis Premounted on Delivery System; Sterile Material number H749LTV250, Catalog Number LTV25; Product Usage: The Lotus Valve System is intended to improve aortic valve function for symptomatic subjects with severe calcific aortic stenosis (aortic valve area [AVA] of <1.0 cm2 or AVA index of <0.6 em /m2) who are at extreme or high risk for standard surgical valve replacement.

Z-0916-2015

November 19, 2014

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Event
Event 69931
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
278 units - total all sizes
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0916-2015

Official wording

Reason: Lotus valve became unlocked during release from the delivery system. This may lead to percutaneous insertion of another valve, resulting in a Valve in Valve (ViV) implantation. If this occurs, the first valve could embolize and it may be necessary to convert the patient to surgery.

Code information: Serial numbers: 14126051, 14126052, 14126053, 14127058, 14128047, 14128048, 14128049, 14128050, 14129004, 14129005, 14129006, 14129007, 14129008, 14133006, 14133007, 14133008, 14133009, 14133010, 14134042, 14134043, 14134044, 14134045, 14134047, 14134049, 14134050, 14134054, 14148005, 14148006, 14148007, 14148008, 14148009, 14148010, 14148011, 14148012, 14148013, 14148014, 14148015, 14148019, 14148020, 14148021, 14148022, 14148023, 14148024, 14148026, 14148027, 14156025, 14156026, 14157007, 14157008, 14157009, 14157010, 14157011, 14157012, 14157013, 14160009, 14160011, 14160012, 14160015, 14161036, 14161037, 14161038, 14161040, 14162050, 14162051, 14162053, 14162054, 14163052, 14163053, 14163054, 14163055, 14165004, 14165005, 14165006, 14165007, 14165008, 14167012, 14167013, 14167015, 14167016, 14167017, 14167018, 14167019, 14167020, 14167021, 14170001, 14170002, 14170003, 14170004, 14170005, 14170031, 14170032, 14170034, 14170035, 14170036, 14170037, 14170038, 14170039, 14170040, 14171031, 14171032, 14171033, 14171036, 14171037, 14171038, 14171039, 14171040, 14172017, 14172018, 14172019, 14172020, 14172021, 14172022, 14172023, 14172024, 14176021, 14176022, 14176023, 14176024, 14176025, 14176029, 14176030, 14176031, 14176032, 14176033, 14178036, 14178038, 14178039, 14178040, 14178041, 14178042, 14178043, 14178045, 14179048, 14179050, 14179051, 14179052, 14179053, 14179054, 14179055, 14179057, 14182027, 14182029, 14182031, 14183011, 14183013, 14183014, 14183015, 14184003, 14184004, 14184005, 14184006, 14184007, 14184008, 14184009, 14184010, 14184011, 14188009, 14188010, 14188012, 14188013, 14188014, 14188015, 14188016, 14188017, 14188018, 14191021, 14191022, 14191023, 14191024, 14191030, 14193002, 14193003, 14193007, 14193011, 14193012, 14193013, 14193014, 14193022, 14197042, 14197047, 14197048, 14197049. Expiry Datres Nov. 15, 2014 to Jan. 24, 2015.

Distribution pattern: Distributed only in the countries of Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Lotus valve became unlocked during release from the delivery system. This may lead to percutaneous insertion of another valve, resulting in a Valve in Valve (ViV) implantation. If this occurs, the first valve could embolize and it may be necessary to convert the patient to surgery.