The viperwire advance guide wire and diamondback 360 exchangeable orbital atherectomy device (oad) were received at csi for analysis.Visual examination confirmed that the guide wire had fractured.No other damage was observed with the guide wire or oad.Scanning electron microscopic analysis of the guide wire revealed evidence of fatigue.Review of the oad data log did not identify any issued that would have contributed to the guide wire fracture.The root cause of the guide wire fracture remains undetermined.The material inspection report for this guide wire lot number has been reviewed.No issues or discrepancies were noted during this review that would have contributed to the reported event.The device met material, assembly, and quality control requirements.Csi id: (b)(4).
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Using a diamondback 360 peripheral orbital atherectomy device (oad), the physician performed 11 to 12 atherectomy treatments on all speeds in the superficial femoral artery.The treatment segment was 200cm in length including 50cm chronic total occlusion and other areas of varying degrees of stenosis.There was moderate calcium throughout with a segment of mixed morphology disease.During removal of the oad, glideassist was activated.The viperwire advance guide wire fractured near the middle of the wire.At least half of the length of the wire (approximately 200cm), remained in vivo.A snare, a non-csi catheter, and an angioplasty balloon were used to remove the remaining viperwire from the patient.The patient was discharged in good condition.
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