Physician intended to use a hawkone device with a 6fr sheath during treatment of a 30mm, calcified, cto (chronic total occlusion-100%) in the patient¿s proximal right posterior tibial artery of diameter 3mm.Slight vessel tortuosity and severe calcification are reported.Ifu was followed.It is reported severe resistance was encountered during initial advancement.It was reported that the device was unsuccessful in crossing the lesion.The device was never powered on.The device was safely removed from the patient.An euphora coronary balloon 2x25, nc euphora 3x20 and a nanocross 2.5/2.0 x 210 were used to carry out balloon angioplasty and a non-medtronic coronary stent was placed as atherectomy could not be performed.No patient injury reported.
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