The physician intended to use the hawkone 6f, to treat a 120mm soft plaque lesion with little tortuosity and 75% stenosis in the proximal / mid / distal right superficial femoral artery (sfa) of diameter 5mm.No calcification was reported.The device was prepped as per ifu.A 6fr non-medtronic sheath and a 6mm spider embolic protection medtronic device was also used in the procedure.It was reported that the orange thumb switch would not fully engage to either the on or off position.No fluid was reported in the device.The physician reported having to turn on the cutter to get the thumb switch to engage to either the on and off position.The device was fully flushed and cleaned and all plaque removed.Further attempts were made but the problem remained.It was reported the cutter sometimes returned to the housing for removal from the patient but not always.No injury to the patient reported.
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