Masters Series™ 21MHPJ-505Recalls & reported problems
St. Jude Medical, Inc. · Mechanical Heart Valve · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Masters Series (28)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05415067043733), received between Feb 29, 2024 and Feb 29, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Off-Label Use” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Off-Label Use1
- Perivalvular Leak1
Patient problems
- 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.
InjuryFeb 29, 2024Perivalvular Leak; Off-Label Use; Perivalvular Leak; Off-Label Use
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, A 21MM SJM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE WAS CHOSEN FOR IMPLANT IN THE TRICUSPID POSITION. DURING PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED AN EVERTING MATTRESS TECHNIQUE WITH PLEDGETS ON THE ATRIAL SIDE AND ORIENTED THE VALVE IN AN ANTI-ANATOMICAL POSITION. AFTER SUTURING THE VALVE, THE PHYSICIAN CHECKED FOR LEAFLET MOTION WITH A Q TIP AND WAS SATISFIED. THE BYPASS WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED A MODERATE PERIVALVULAR LEAK (PVL). THE PHYSICIAN WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE JET'S ASSOCIATED WITH OUR LEAFLET DESIGN, BUT THIS LOOKED DIFFERENT TO HIM, THE PATTERN OF THE JET DESIGN WAS NOT CENTRAL BUT EXTERNAL IN NATURE. A DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE VALVE AND THE PHYSICIAN TURNED ON THE BYPASS. A NEW 21MM SJM MASTERS SERIES HEMODYNAMIC PLUS VALVE WAS CHOSEN AND IMPLANTED USING THE SAME TECHNIQUE BUT THEY ORIENTED THE VALVE 45 DEGREE'S FROM THE ORIGINAL ORIENTATION. THE PHYSICIAN TURNED OFF THE BYPASS AND AN ECHO WAS PERFORMED, NO PERIVALVULAR LEAK (PVL) WAS NOTED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT REMAINED HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN PROCEDU
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18808985 ↗
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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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