As reported, the black deployment dial on a 10mm x 60mm smart control iliac self-expanding stent (ses) delivery system did not deploy the stent when dialed in the correct direction and there was resistance/friction when turning the dial.As a result, the stent was deployed fully with the trigger without any resistance felt.Additionally, the device was somewhat difficult to remove.There were no reported injuries to the patient.This was during a procedure to treat a superficial femoral artery (sfa) lesion.A pedal access approach was used for this procedure.The device was stored and prepped per the instructions for use (ifu).The smart control locking pin was in place during advancement towards the lesion and was removed prior to attempting to deploy the stent.The sds was advanced past the lesion and was withdrawn back into the lesion prior to stent deployment.The device will be returned for evaluation.
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