It was reported that during a procedure of the mildly calcified, mildly tortuous, 90% stenosis, de novo iliac artery, during the first inflation of the 10x29x135mm omnilink elite stent delivery system (sds), the balloon expanded at the proximal end and the stent implant moved on the balloon, distally, but was not implanted or dislodged.The sds was removed from the patient anatomy without issue.Outside the anatomy the sds balloon was again inflated and it was confirmed that just the proximal end inflated, resulting in stent movement on the balloon and dislodgement.A non-abbott stent was placed at the target lesion and the procedure was completed.There was no reported adverse patient effect.There was no reported clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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(b)(4).Evaluation summary: the otw omnilink elite stent implant was the only part returned; therefore, the reported difficulties could not be confirmed.Based on visual analysis of the returned device, there is no indication of a product deficiency.A review of the lot history record revealed no non-conformances or exceptions.A query of the complaint handling database revealed no other similar incidents reported from this lot.Based on the information reviewed, there is no indication of a product deficiency.
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