SJM™ Masters SeriesHemashield™ 29CAVGJ-514 00Recalls & reported problems
St. Jude Medical, Inc. · St. Jude Medical Valved Graft Rotatable Mechanical Heart Valve · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SJM Masters SeriesHemashield (5)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05414734006514), received between May 17, 2022 and Jan 23, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incomplete Coaptation” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Incomplete Coaptation1
Patient problems
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pericardial Effusion1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 23, 2023Incomplete Coaptation; Incomplete Coaptation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, A 29MM MASTERS SERIES MECHANICAL HEART VALVE WAS SELECTED FOR AN IMPLANT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, ONE OF THE LEAFLET DID NOT OPEN CORRECTLY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND REPLACED WITH A NEW 29MM MASTERS SERIES MECHANICAL HEART VALVE THAT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16224738 ↗InjuryMay 17, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL STUDY (B)(4) - VALVED GRAFTS PAS, PATIENT ID: (B)(6), SITE: (B)(6). THIS EVENT IS BEING CONSERVATIVELY REPORTED AS THE CAUSE OF THE BLEEDING WAS UNKNOWN DURING AN EMERGENCY SURGICAL SURGERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, A 29MM SJM MASTERS SERIES COATED AORTIC VALVED GRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED DURING AN EMERGENCY SURGERY PROCEDURE. AFTER DISCONNECTION FROM CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, THE PATIENT HAD FLUID BLOOD CONTENT IN THE PERICARDIAL SAC. THE PATIENT'S ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME (ACT) LEVEL WAS 615, AND HEPARIN WAS ADMINISTERED. THE PATIENT RECEIVED TWO UNITS OF FRESH FROZEN PLASMA (FFP) AND TWO UNITS OF RED BLOOD CELL CONCENTRATE. ON (B)(6) 2022, A THORACOTOMY WAS PERFORMED UNDER ANESTHESIA AT THE ENDOTRACHEAL SITE. THERE WAS PERICARDIAL EFFUSION WITHOUT TAMPONADE. THERE WAS FLUID BLOOD CONTENT AND CLOTS IN THE PERICARDIAL SAC. SETONAGE WAS REMOVED. SUTURES APPLIED ON A SMALL SIDING ON THE VENOUS BYPASS TO THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY. FOLLOW UP DID NOT REVEAL ANY SURGICAL BLEEDING POINTS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2022. AS OF (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT IS STABLE. THE CAUSE OF BLEEDING WAS UNKNOWN. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Pericardial Effusion
MAUDE report 14426994 ↗
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- Regent™ 21AGFN-756St. Jude Medical, Inc. · HEART-VALVE, MECHANICAL3 deaths35 reports
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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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