It was reported that the jetstream catheter and wire became stuck.A 1.85mm jetstream sc atherectomy catheter was selected for endovascular therapy the superficial femoral artery using contralateral approach.When advancing the catheter, the angle of the common iliac artery branch was tight and difficult to rotate the 7f destination to the contralateral side, and it was also noted there was trouble with balloon anchors.During the jetstream procedure, the rotation stopped when it was attempted to break through the stenosis where calcification was the most severe.There was no problem at the beginning of the lesion, but a lot of resistance was felt when the catheter was brought to the lesion after about 3 seconds.The jetstream also became stuck with the thruway wire, and the products had to be removed together.The procedure was completed using an another jetstream device.No patient complications were reported.
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