It was reported that during preparation of the xience skypoint, as the stylet was getting pulled out it became stuck.It was pulled harder and was able to come out, however, it was decided to use another new same size device to successfully complete the procedure.The incident occurred before prepping the device.There was no patient involvement and the device was not used.There were no adverse patient effects and no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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A visual inspection was performed on the returned device and identified a separated tip.Follow-up with the site was performed; however, they were unable to confirm the separated tip.The reported difficult to remove could not be tested, as the stylet and separated tip were not returned.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no similar incidents from this lot.A conclusive cause for the reported difficult to remove and noted material separation cannot be determined.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design, or labeling.
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