The diamondback 360 coronary orbital atherectomy device (oad) was used for distal-to-proximal treatment of a moderately calcified, moderately tortuous, 90% stenosed de novo lesion in the proximal circumflex artery (cx) via radial approach.The reference vessel diameter was 4.0mm and the lesion diameter was 1.3mm.During wiring, there was difficulty in advancing into the nodule in the minimum luminal area (mla).Intravascular ultrasound (ivus) was used to check the lesion.Following four low-speed treatments, a fifth treatment was performed.Cineangiography revealed that the oad driveshaft has fractured.The oad was removed, and the fractured component was retrieved with a non-csi guide wire.In the opinion of the physician, the driveshaft possibly fractured due to getting stuck in the nodule segment.Ivus confirmed there was no further complication to the patient.The procedure was completed with non-csi atherectomy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty.The patient was stable.
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The oad was returned with the viperwire engaged in the distal fractured oad driveshaft section.The driveshaft fracture is located at the proximal side of the crown.Scanning electron microscopy analysis identified fatigue striations at the site of the driveshaft fracture.It is hypothesized that the driveshaft underwent excessive flexing near the crown due to spinning in excessive tortuosity or resistance that pushed the driveshaft into a tight bend shape.However, the exact root cause of the driveshaft fracturing could not be conclusively determined.When tested, the oad spun as intended.The device history record for this oad lot number has been reviewed.No issues or discrepancies were noted during this review that would have contributed to the reported event.The device met material, assembly, and quality control requirements.Csi id: (b)(4).
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