It was reported that during a coronary orbital atherectomy procedure, the tip of a csi viperwire guidewire detached and was left in the patient.There were 2 target lesions located in the distal right coronary artery (rca).The distal lesion was crossed using the viperwire guidewire, which was advanced into the right posterior descending artery (pda).The physician started treatment using a csi orbital atherectomy device (oad) at the proximal edge of the lesion and advanced distally through the lesion.It was noted during treatment that the tip of the oad had briefly contacted the tip of the viperwire guidewire, but no problems were noted at that point.The physician completed three runs at low speed in the distal lesion and then retracted the oad to the proximal lesion.The proximal lesion was treated using three runs at low speed and one run at high speed.The oad was removed and atherectomy was followed-up with balloon angioplasty and stent placement over the viperwire.When the physician removed the viperwire, he discovered that the tip remained in the pda.After an unsuccessful removal attempt, the wire was left in the pda.The patient status remained stable throughout the procedure.Three requests for additional information have been made, but none has yet been received.A request to return the wire for analysis has also been made, but the wire has not yet been returned.
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