It was reported that the procedure was to treat a moderately tortuous, moderately calcified right iliac artery.The 8.0x39mm omnilink elite stent was advanced through a 6fr sheath; however, resistance was met and the stent dislodged.A small unspecified balloon was used to completely deploy the stent where it was not intended to be implanted.A new stent was used to complete the procedure successfully.There was no adverse patient sequela and no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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The device was not returned for analysis.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no other incidents.The investigation was unable to determine a conclusive cause for the reported difficult to advance.The reported stent dislodgement and subsequent treatment including foreign body in patient appear to be related to circumstances of the procedure.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design, or labeling.
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