Date the incident occurred was estimated as (b)(6) 2020 which is the first day of the month of the aware date.The device was returned for analysis.The stent was tightly crimped over the folded balloon.Analysis of the tip, stent, balloon, inner/outer shaft, and hypotube included microscopic and visual inspection.Inspection revealed numerous kinks in the hypotube, tip damage (flared), and stent damage (stent struts lifted vertically).Inspection of the rest of the device found no other damage or defect with the returned device.
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