The manufacturer became aware of an event reported in the american journal of ophthalmology.The article states that upon inflation of the balloon into the left sphenoid sinus, there was a pulsatile bleeding encountered from the wall of the sinus.An emergency catheter angiography and a traumatic pseudoaneurysm was noted in the left internal carotid artery that required endovascular embolization.After the procedure visual changes were noted.Severe bleeding from the carotid artery that required endovascular embolization.After the procedures, the patient¿s visual acuity was 20/40 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye.The pupil exam revealed a left relative afferent pupillary defect.Visual field testing showed a central scotoma and an inferior nasal quadrant defect in the left eye.On fundus exam, there were multiple retinal emboli seen with ischemic retinal whitening in the left superior macular and superior temporal segments consistent with multifocal branch retinal artery occlusions in the left eye.No additional information was available to the manufacturer.
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