MOSAIC® 305C29Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · VALVE 305C29 MOSAIC AOR CINCH US NCE · Class 3 · Implant
Quick summary
This Medtronic Mosaic 305C29 is a tissue aortic heart valve that is surgically implanted to replace a diseased aortic valve. The 58 reports mostly describe valve leaflets wearing out over many years, sometimes with tears or calcium buildup, leading to narrowing or leaking of the valve and later replacement with a transcatheter valve or another valve. 57 reports involve injuries and no deaths. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 57
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 56
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 57 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00721902694776), received between Aug 18, 2017 and Mar 19, 2025 — classified as 56 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (41 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P990064); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information41
- Gradient Increase7
- Intravalvular regurgitation4
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Calcified3
- Material Split, Cut or Torn3
- Device Stenosis2
- Patient Device Interaction Problem2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information16
- Aortic Valve Stenosis15
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation13
- No Information11
- Aortic Insufficiency7
- Cusp Tear3
- Aortic Regurgitation2
- Tachycardia2
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 57 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 19, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM MOSAIC AORTIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A 27MM AVALUS ULTRA VALVE. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21643077 ↗InjuryFeb 19, 2025Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 16 YEARS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A PERMANENT PACEMAKER WAS IMPLANTED. THE REASON FOR THE PERMANENT PACEMAKER WAS REPORTED AS SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS). NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Non specific EKG/ECG Changes
MAUDE report 21409376 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2025Gradient Increase; Gradient Increase
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 12 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS REPORTED AS INCREASED GRADIENT WITH A MEAN GRADIENT OF 24MMHG, A PEAK AORTIC VELOCITY OF 3.7 M/S. NO INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WILL NOT BE UNDERGOING INTERVENTION AS THEY ARE RECEIVING PALLIATIVE CARE. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT SEVERE TRICUSPID REGURGITATION AND THE PATIENTS AGE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS PATIENT REQUIRING PALLIATIVE CARE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS AN EJECTION FRACTION OF 40%.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21288074 ↗InjuryDec 8, 2024Calcified; Intravalvular regurgitation; Calcified; Intravalvular regurgitation
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT 25 DAYS LATER, THE PATIENT SUCCESSFULLY HAD AN AORTIC VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH A NON-MEDTRONIC TRANSCATHETER VALVE DUE TO SEVERE AORTIC REGURGITATION. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation; Calcium Deposits/Calcification
MAUDE report 20875554 ↗InjuryNov 8, 2024Gradient Increase; Device Stenosis; Gradient Increase; Device Stenosis
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 10 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS AORTIC STENOSIS (AS), A PEAK GRADIENT OF 62 MMHG AND A MEAN GRADIENT OF 35 MMHG. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 20638785 ↗InjurySep 3, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 8 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A DEVICE OF A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20124207 ↗InjuryJun 18, 2024Intravalvular regurgitation; Intravalvular regurgitation
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 16 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS REPORTED AS SEVERE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY (AI). NO INTERVENTION OR ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, 9 DAYS LATER, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 19558680 ↗InjuryJun 4, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 13 YEARS AND 1 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A 29MM VALVE OF THE SAME MODEL. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19464316 ↗InjuryMay 2, 2024Device Stenosis; Device Stenosis
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 17 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS NOT REPORTED. NO INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, 2 DAYS LATER, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS AORTIC STENOSIS (AS). NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 19228649 ↗InjuryJan 30, 2024Intravalvular regurgitation; Intravalvular regurgitation
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 11 YEARS AND 1 MONTH POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS NOT REPORTED. NO INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY 13 DAYS LATER, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS MODERATE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 18606679 ↗InjuryNov 15, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Intravalvular regurgitation; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Intravalvular regurgitation
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 18 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18141420 ↗InjuryOct 25, 2023Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT ON THE SAME DAY OF IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT AS REPORTED THAT A DEFIBRILLATOR WAS ALSO IMPLANTED. THE REASON FOR DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WAS REPORTED AS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Tachycardia
MAUDE report 18005191 ↗InjuryAug 28, 2023Gradient Increase; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Gradient Increase; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 13 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS NOT REPORTED. NO INTERVENTION OR ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY 5 DAYS LATER, THE PATIENT SUCCESSFULLY HAD AN AORTIC VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH A 29MM TRANSCATHETER VALVE DUE TO AORTIC STENOSIS AND HIGH GRADIENTS. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Stenosis; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17636477 ↗InjuryAug 21, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION 13 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS REPORTED AS SEVERE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. NO INTERVENTION OR ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 17584684 ↗InjuryJun 6, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 12 YEARS AND 1 MONTH POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A 29MM VALVE OF A DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17072306 ↗InjuryMay 12, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 11 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A 29MM TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS AORTIC STENOSIS. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 16917712 ↗InjuryApr 10, 2023Calcified; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Calcified; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Material Split, Cut or Torn
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 13 YEARS AND 1 MONTH POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH AN UNKNOWN PRODUCT. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aneurysm; Cusp Tear; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16710044 ↗InjuryMar 21, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 13 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A 27MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE OF A DIFFERENT MODEL. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16583040 ↗InjuryMar 14, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH AN UNKNOWN PRODUCT. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16538984 ↗InjuryMar 8, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 9 YEARS 1 MONTH POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, IT WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH AN UNKNOWN PRODUCT. THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16501905 ↗InjuryMar 3, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 13 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE IMPLANTED IN THE PULM ONARY POSITION, A TRANSCATHETER PULMONARY BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE (TPBV) WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT WAS REPORTED AS PULMONARY STENOSIS. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 16482727 ↗InjuryNov 30, 2022Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 17 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS 29MM AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS SEVERE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY (AI) AND MODERATE AORTIC STENOSIS (AS). NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation; Aortic Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 15887539 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2022Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 10 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. THE REASON FOR INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED AS AORTIC STENOSIS AND AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation; Aortic Valve Stenosis
MAUDE report 15822663 ↗InjuryAug 1, 2022Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 17 YEARS AND 1 MONTH POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED AND FOUND TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. NO INTERVENTIONS OR ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, 6 MONTHS LATER, A TRANSCATHETER VALVE WAS IMPLANTED VALVE-IN-VALVE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 15140040 ↗InjuryDec 21, 2021Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT 12 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS POST IMPLANT OF THIS AORTIC BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE, THE PATIENT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR A TRANSCATHETER VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE REASON FOR EVALUATION WAS NOT REPORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY 7 DAYS LATER THE PATIENT SUCCESSFULLY HAD AN AORTIC VALVE-IN-VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH A NON -MEDTRONIC TRANSCATHETER VALVE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 13053691 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P990064. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1881-2019 · May 21, 2019 · TerminatedMosaic 310 Bioprosthesis, Mitral, REF 310C31 - Product Usage: Replacement of malfunctioning native or prosthetic aortic and/or mitral valves.
- Z-1880-2019 · May 21, 2019 · TerminatedMosaic 310 Bioprosthesis, Mitral, REF 310C29 - Product Usage: Replacement of malfunctioning native or prosthetic aortic and/or mitral valves.
- Z-1225-2009 · Jan 26, 2009 · TerminatedMedtronic Mosaic Porcine Bioprostheses with Cinch, Heart Valve; Model 305; Catalog #s 305C21AA, 305C2701, 305C2301, 305C2501, and 305C2901; Sterile LC; Rx only; Medtronic Inc 710 M
Other heart-valve, non-allograft tissue devices
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- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE 11500AEdwards Lifesciences LLC · Heart-Valve, Non-Allograft Tissue385 reports
- PERCEVAL PVS23Corcym Canada Corp · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue26 deaths337 reports
- MOSAIC® 305C23Medtronic, Inc. · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue327 reports
- MOSAIC® 305C25Medtronic, Inc. · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue2 deaths324 reports
- FREESTYLE® FR995-27Medtronic, Inc. · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue2 deaths318 reports
- FREESTYLE® FR995-29Medtronic, Inc. · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue288 reports
- FREESTYLE® FR99525Medtronic, Inc. · heart-valve, non-allograft tissue2 deaths280 reports
Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.