SJM™ Masters Series HP 21AHPJ-505Recalls & reported problems
St. Jude Medical, Inc. · Aortic HP Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SJM Masters Series HP (9)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05414734006002), received between Feb 28, 2019 and Mar 10, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Stenosis” (1 report).
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Stenosis1
- Fracture1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Death1
- Heart Failure1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 10, 2023Device Stenosis; Device Stenosis
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, A 21MM SJM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE WAS IMPLANTED INTO A PATIENT. ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT HAD A HIGH GRADIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16525536 ↗MalfunctionOct 21, 2020Fracture; Fracture
ON (B)(6) 2020, A 21MM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE WAS SELECTED FOR IMPLANT IN THE PATIENT. ONE OF THE LEAFLETS BROKE INTO 3 PIECES AFTER SUTURING THE VALVE IN PLACE. ALL PIECES OF THE BROKEN LEAFLET AND THE VALVE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND EXCHANGED FOR A 19MM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE. THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO OVERSIZING, THERE WAS NO OTHER SET AND VALVE AVAILABLE AND TIME WAS RUNNING OUT. THE 19MM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. THERE WAS A 20-30 MINUTE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE, BUT THE PATIENT REMAINED HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE AND EXPERIENCED NO SERIOUS INJURIES.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10712439 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED IN ABBOTT PATIENT DEVICE TRACKING THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, A 21MM MASTERS VALVE WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT HAD AN AORTIC AND MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS A CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT PROCEDURE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT SEQUELAE. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WENT INTO CARDIOGENIC FAILURE AFTER THE PROCEDURE DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE PATIENT FAMILY DID NOT WANT TO ESCALATE CARE AND THE PATIENT DIED. ABBOTT HAS BEEN INFORMED NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Death; Heart Failure
MAUDE report 8380760 ↗
Other HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL devices
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- Regent™ 21AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL3 deaths35 reports
- Regent™ 23AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL2 deaths33 reports
- Regent™ 19AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL31 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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