Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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Additional information: the device was inspected before use with no issues.It was later reported that the kink did not occur during use inside the patient.The kink/bend was found out during device preparation.The device kink was attempted to be straightened.The stent was not broken, but the push rod was broken.The stent was replaced with a new non-medtronic stent.The device did not enter the patient's vasculature, and was not used in the patient.Image analysis: three still images were provided for analysis.First image depicts a resolute integrity shelf carton label.Labelling information matches that reported in the complaint file.Second image depicts a resolute integrity device partially loaded in the hoop.A detachment is evident to the proximal section of the hypo-tube, with a kink visible distal to the luer and other kinks evident to the hypo-tube inside the hoop, distal to the detachment site.Third image depicts a resolute integrity hoop with the hypo-tube loaded.A kink is evident to the hypo-tube inside the hoop.Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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