Masters Series™ 29MECJ-502Recalls & 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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05415067045256), received between Apr 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Perivalvular Leak” (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
- Perivalvular Leak1
Patient problems
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 1, 2024Perivalvular Leak; Perivalvular Leak
IT WAS NOTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, A 29MM SJM MASTERS SERIES VALVE EXPANDED CUFF WAS CHOSEN FOR A PROCEDURE. THE VALVE WAS IMPLANTED. ONE MINUTE AFTER THE IMPLANTATION, A MODERATE VALVULAR LEAK WAS NOTED. THE VALVE WAS EXPLANTED AND MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT (MVR) WAS DONE WITH A NEW 29MM SJM MASTERS SERIES VALVE EXPANDED CUFF INTRA-PROCEDURALLY, WHILE THE PATIENT WAS STILL ON BYPASS. THE PATIENT REMAINED HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED STABLE.
Patient problems: Aortic Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 19015678 ↗
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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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