A (b)(6) year old male undergoing tcar procedure.After carotid stent deployment, it was noticed on fluoro that the radiopaque tip of the stent delivery system had came apart from the system.Silkroad medical ref.# (b)(4),lot# 17933389, enroute transcarotid stent system 9mm x 30mm.Object was subsequently snared and removed from the body.After speaking with the company rep.We were told this is a known issue with certain lots of this device.We were not made aware of this pre-procedure.This device was not included in the previously affected lots known to the company rep.No apparent impact to the patient and otherwise successful procedure.Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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