WATCHMAN Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION · Left Atrial Appendage Closure · First cleared Mar 2015

Total Reports

3,844

Reports (30d)

1

Active Signals

0

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

Most commonly reported problems

1

Post-Implant Pericardial Effusion

effusion noted, pericardiocentesis performed, perforation, pericardiocentesis, effusion occurred

4

reports

2

Device Embolization Post-Implant

atrial pressure, attempts, embolized, device did, transferred

3

reports

3

Device-Related Thrombosis at Follow-Up

related thrombus, discharged routine, drt, thrombosis occurred, reported thrombosis

3

reports

4

Literature Batch: Long-Term Death Outcomes

corresponding, included study, disease, group, included

2

reports

Problem groupings are generated by Claripulse from report narrative text. They summarize what reporters wrote, not adjudicated root cause.

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Disclaimer: This system analyzes publicly available FDA MAUDE data. It does NOT provide medical advice. MAUDE data is de-identified. Do not attempt re-identification. Report counts may differ from the FDA's MAUDE search due to processing cadence and deduplication. Data is updated weekly.