This is filed to report the steerable guide catheter (sgc) leak.
It was reported that this was a mitraclip procedure to treat a degenerative mitral regurgitation (mr) with grade 4.
The clip delivery system (cds) was advanced to the mitral valve and the clip was implanted successfully.
The steerable guide catheter (sgc) was noted to have a leak as when aspiration was performed air was noted in the valve.
There was no air introduced into the patient and there was no further aspiration required.
The physician commented that during removal of the cds, the atraumatic tip was not fully inside the clip introducer and this could have damaged hemostatic valve of the steerable guide catheter (sgc).
A new sgc had to be used to continue with the procedure.
A second cds was advanced and the clip was deployed without issue.
Two clips implanted, reducing mr to <1.
There was no adverse patient effect and not clinically significant delay in the procedure.
No additional information was provided.
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