It was reported to boston scientific corporation that a wallflex esophageal fully covered rmv stent was to be implanted in the esophagus to treat a benign stricture during a gastroscopy procedure performed on (b)(6) 2024.The patient's anatomy was not tortuous and was not dilated prior to stent placement.During the procedure, the stent was intended to be repositioned, but when the doctor grabbed the suture using rat-tooth forceps, the suture broke, and the doctor could not grab anything to change the position of the stent.The stent was removed from the patient using rat-tooth forceps, and the procedure was completed with another of the same device.There were no patient complications reported as a result of this event.
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