A (b)(6) year old female was present for a left transcarotid artery stent placement due to severe asymptomatic bilateral (left more irregular than right) carotid artery stenosis.During the procedure, angiogram showed a very long lesion with mid and distal cca disease that the surgeon planned to cover.Pre-dilation was performed with a 5 x 20 mm bsc balloon.An 8 x 30 mm enroute stent was then placed from the mid ica through the distal cca.A second 8 x 30 mm enroute stent was then placed just outside the sheath into the proximal ica with standard overlap.This was deployed in typical fashion, however the stent did not unsheath.Despite this, the surgeon was able to remove it off the wire.An 8 x 40 mm enroute stent was then placed and deployed from the proximal ica through the mid cca, just outside of the sheath tip.The remainder of the procedure was performed without further incident and the patient went to the recovery room in stable condition without complications.Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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