Pt was placed on intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) during urgent procedure.All protocols followed for balloon pump insertion.When starting up console, an error came across the screen that roughly read "blood detected in line".Helium line inspected with no blood present.Iabp was placed on standby.Console was exchanged out for new iabp console.Iabp was restarted.New error appeared that roughly read "iab system failure".Balloon pump did not appear to inflate in body (verified with x-ray).New balloon pump system obtained and inserted into patient, with second console attached.Pt left room with balloon pump working properly on 1:1 inflation.Examination revealed the problem was with the balloon catheter not the pump.Fault balloon catheter was retrieved and sent to company for inspection.
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