Stent was correctly prepped by nursing scrub staff.Md inserted a 6fr flexor sheath into the left femoral artery with no problems and used a rosen wire to access the vessel.On his first attempt to put the 5x16x120 stent into the valve; he could see the stent "coming off" the balloon.He then pulled back the balloon/stent but was never able to get the stent fully into the valve of the sheath.He then removed it completely and attempted to re-crimp the stent onto the same atrium balloon & was unsuccessful.Md used the next size up - a 6x16x80 through the same 6fr sheath and the product performed perfectly and md was happy with the outcome.
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