It was reported that the tip of the 14f isleeve introducer sheath tore in an atypical manner.Procedure summary the native aortic annulus was 25.8mm in diameter with moderate calcification.Vascular access was obtained via a transfemoral approach.A 14f isleeve introducer sheath was inserted.A safari2 guidewire was advanced into position.Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (bav) was performed with two (2) inflations of a 23mm non-bsc balloon catheter in accordance with the instructions for use (ifu).A large size acurate neo2 valve was loaded onto an acurate neo2 transfemoral delivery system (tf ds) in accordance with the ifu.The acurate neo2 tf ds was advanced into position and the acurate neo2 valve was successfully implanted to treat the native aortic annulus.The acurate neo2 tf ds was removed from the patient with no issues noted.While the physician was removing the 14f isleeve introducer sheath it was noted that the tip of the 14f isleeve introducer sheath tore in an atypical manner.Patient status: no patient consequences were reported.
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