Combination product: yes the returned instrument was subjected to a technical analysis and the corresponding production documentation was reviewed to establish whether a deviation from the manufacturing process could be the cause for the reported event.In addition, five pictures taken from the angiographic material were reviewed.The technical investigation of the returned instrument revealed that the balloon is not well folded anymore and shows signs of inflation.Microscopic analysis of the exposed balloon surface revealed stent imprints, indicating that the stent was properly crimped in between the two radiopaque markers at the time of delivery.The stent was not returned for analysis.The pictures taken from the angiographic material show the target lesion in the distal rca as well as the complaint instrument being positioned in the proximal rca.The actual complaint event is not visible.Review of the angiographic material did therefore not lead to any further information regarding the nature of the complaint.Review of the production documentation for the product detailed above verified that the instrument was manufactured according to specifications and fulfilled all the requirements of in-process and final inspection.During final inspection, every stent system undergoes visual inspection to ensure correct stent embedding and homogeneous crimping of the stent.Further, the stent outer diameter is verified to 100 percent.Based on the conducted investigations of the device being subject to this complaint, no material or manufacturing related root cause was determined.
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