WATCHMAN LAA CLOSURE DEVICE & DELIVERY SYSTEM

SYSTEM, APPENDAGE CLOSURE, LEFT ATRIAL

This device is manufactured by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION.

The following problems were reported about this device:

Year Description Events/year Type
2024 Unspecified Tissue Injury 1 Patient
2024 Thrombosis/Thrombus 2 Patient
2024 Stroke/CVA 1 Patient
2024 Pericardial Effusion 2 Patient
2024 Cardiac Tamponade 1 Patient
2024 Material Integrity Problem 2 Device
2024 Material Deformation 3 Device
2024 Difficult to Remove 4 Device
2024 Difficult to Open or Close 5 Device
2024 Device Dislodged or Dislocated 2 Device
2024 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 7 Device
2023 Thrombosis/Thrombus 5 Patient
2023 Stroke/CVA 3 Patient
2023 Pericardial Effusion 1 Patient
2023 Obstruction/Occlusion 1 Patient
2023 Chest Pain 2 Patient
2023 Air Embolism 1 Patient
2023 Material Integrity Problem 6 Device
2023 Material Deformation 3 Device
2023 Difficult to Remove 4 Device
2023 Difficult to Open or Close 1 Device
2023 Difficult to Flush 1 Device
2023 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 11 Device
2022 Thrombosis/Thrombus 1 Patient
2022 Stroke/CVA 1 Patient
2022 Pericardial Effusion 2 Patient
2022 Cardiac Tamponade 1 Patient
2022 Cardiac Perforation 1 Patient
2022 Material Integrity Problem 2 Device
2022 Material Deformation 1 Device
2022 Difficult to Remove 6 Device
2022 Device Dislodged or Dislocated 4 Device
2022 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 7 Device
2021 Stroke/CVA 1 Patient
2021 Pericardial Effusion 1 Patient
2021 Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension 1 Patient
2021 Cardiac Tamponade 1 Patient
2021 Cardiac Perforation 1 Patient
2021 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 3 Device
2020 Transient Ischemic Attack 1 Patient
2020 Thrombosis/Thrombus 2 Patient
2020 Tachycardia 1 Patient
2020 Myocardial Infarction 1 Patient
2020 High Blood Pressure/ Hypertension 1 Patient
2020 Dyspnea 1 Patient
2020 Migration 1 Device
2020 Difficult to Open or Close 2 Device
2020 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 3 Device
2019 Thrombosis/Thrombus 4 Patient
2019 Stroke/CVA 2 Patient
2019 Pulmonary Embolism 1 Patient
2019 Pericardial Effusion 1 Patient
2019 Malaise 1 Patient
2019 Fistula 1 Patient
2019 Fever 1 Patient
2019 Cardiac Tamponade 1 Patient
2019 Cardiac Perforation 1 Patient
2019 Bacterial Infection 1 Patient
2019 Physical Resistance/Sticking 2 Device
2019 Migration 10 Device
2019 Material Integrity Problem 5 Device
2019 Material Deformation 6 Device
2019 Leak/Splash 1 Device
2019 Gas/Air Leak 4 Device
2019 Difficult to Remove 13 Device
2019 Difficult to Open or Close 4 Device
2019 Difficult or Delayed Positioning 2 Device
2019 Device Dislodged or Dislocated 24 Device
2019 Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material 1 Device
2019 Detachment of Device or Device Component 4 Device
2019 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 263 Device
2018 Premature Activation 1 Device
2018 Positioning Problem 2 Device
2018 Migration 3 Device
2018 Material Twisted/Bent 1 Device
2018 Material Integrity Problem 5 Device
2018 Material Deformation 1 Device
2018 Leak/Splash 1 Device
2018 Gas/Air Leak 4 Device
2018 Difficult to Remove 13 Device
2018 Difficult to Open or Close 3 Device
2018 Device-Device Incompatibility 1 Device
2018 Device Dislodged or Dislocated 11 Device
2018 Detachment of Device or Device Component 5 Device
2018 Air Leak 1 Device
2018 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 159 Device
2018 Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem 1 Device
2017 Occlusion Within Device 1 Device
2017 Insufficient Information 5 Device
2017 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 8 Device
2016 Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding 1 Patient
2016 Cardiac Perforation 1 Patient
2016 Occlusion Within Device 1 Device
2016 Insufficient Information 2 Device
2016 Device Operates Differently Than Expected 1 Device
2016 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 5 Device
2014 Transient Ischemic Attack 1 Patient
2014 Thrombosis/Thrombus 2 Patient
2014 Cardiac Tamponade 1 Patient
2014 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 3 Device
2012 Thrombosis/Thrombus 17 Patient
2012 Thromboembolism 1 Patient
2012 Difficult to Open or Close 1 Device
2012 Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 17 Device