It was reported that the procedure was to treat the iliac lesion.A non-abbott 6fr 45 cm sheath was used and the 9x59 mm omnilink elite stent delivery system (sds) was attempted to be advanced.However, it could not advance through the sheath and was stuck during removal.Also, difficulty was also noted when removing the sds from the sheath.A non-abbott sds was used to complete the procedure.There were no adverse patient effects and there was no reported clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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A visual, functional, and dimensional inspection was performed on the returned device.The reported difficult to advance/position and difficult to remove was confirmed.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/remove.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to manufacture, design, or labeling; therefore, no product-related corrective action will be implemented in this case.
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