SJM™ Masters Series 21MECJ-502Recalls & reported problems
St. Jude Medical, Inc. · Mitral Expanded Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SJM Masters Series (27)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05414734006057), received between Jan 28, 2021 and Jan 28, 2021 — classified as 1 death.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure1
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
DeathJan 28, 2021Material Separation; Material Separation
ON (B)(6) 2020, A 21MM SJM MASTERS SERIES VALVE EXPANDED CUFF WAS SELECTED FOR IMPLANT. DURING IMPLANT, ONE OF THE LEAFLETS "POPPED OF." THE MISSING LEAFLET WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE LOCATED BY USING FLURO HOWEVER, IT COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE PATIENT ENDED UP EXPIRING ON (B)(6) 2020. THE CAUSE OF DEATH INCLUDES CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, PROSTHETIC VALVE FAILURE, MITRAL VALVE AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE.
Patient problems: Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11243981 ↗
Other HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL devices
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- SJM Regent™ AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL5 deaths66 reports
- SJM Regent™ 23AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL3 deaths44 reports
- CARBOMEDICS SUPRA-ANNULAR (TOP HAT) S5-021Corcym Srl · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL7 deaths37 reports
- 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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