On (b)(6) 2014, the patient had an endovascular repair of aaa with exclusion of the aneurysm.Another manufacturer's stent graft was used.During this procedure, the centimeter sizing catheter was used.On (b)(6) 2014, the patient underwent a femoral endarterectomy and patch angioplasty.The surgeon found what he thought was a segment of a catheter from a previous vascular intervention and removed it.It was sent to pathology and the user facility has studied it.From what the user facility understands, it is the "marker pigtail cath." the case was discussed on (b)(6) 2014 the user thinks that the item somehow "got sucked into the patient" at the time of the aaa repair in september, and was detected until the november procedure.The device portion was removed from the patient.
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