The equipment was prepped per device standards.The device was put into place, locked on the wire, and the atherectomy crown was activated.Upon initiation of rotational atherectomy in the pull back phase, the device arrested on the wire and was unable to be removed.A second vascular surgeon was called in to trouble shoot.The team was successful in retrieving the device from the patient's vessel with an advanced technique.A proximal ata dissection was noted and resolved with prolonged inflation of 3mm balloon.Subsequently, there was in-line ata blood flow to the foot.
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