After further review of additional information received the following sections have been updated accordingly: b5, d4, g3, h1, h2, h3 and h6 the 8x60 smart radianz stent foreshortened while deploying into the common/external iliac.The stent was inserted distal to the vessel then pulled into place.With all the shaft strait the roller was engaged flowering the stent in perfect position distally and as the stent was deployed it began to foreshorten.Before stent deployment the proximal portion of the stent was approximately 10mm above the internal iliac artery and after deployment it was below the artery.The length of the lesion was 40mm.The diameter of the vessel was 7mm.The blockage covered about 60% of the vessel.The stent had good wall apposition.A second stent was not needed.The device was stored and prepped correctly.There was no reported injury to the patient.The device was not returned for analysis.A product history record (phr) review of lot 18147047 revealed no anomalies or non-conformances during the manufacturing and inspection processes that can be associated with the reported event.Without the return of the device for analysis and based on the information provided, the reported ¿stent-ses~ incorrect length - too short¿ could not be confirmed and the exact root cause could not be determined.Handling and procedural factors such as vessel characteristics and or the user¿s interaction with the device may have led to the reported event.The instructions for use (ifu) advises that during placement, it is imperative that the treating physician holds the deployment handle in a fixed position during the entire deployment.If the handle is moved forward or backward after the stent has achieved initial wall apposition, then segments of compression or expansion can be created.This can result in stent lengths which are longer or shorter than expected.Neither the phr review nor the information available suggests a design or manufacturing related cause could be related to the manufacturing process of the unit.Therefore, no corrective or preventive actions will be taken.
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