Physician was attempting to use an admiral xtreme balloon catheter along with a non-medtronic 0.
035" guide wire during procedure.
The vessel was severely tortuous.
Resistance was encountered while advancing the device with excessive force used.
Breakage of the balloon shaft part occurred.
It was reported that during delivery, when the above admiral was used in the percutaneous shunt transluminal angioplasty (shunt pta), the shaft part fractured at a place where tortuosity of the anastomotic part was severe, and the fractured part remained in the body.
The fractured part was successfully retrieved by using a snare.
The guide wire was not delivered ahead, and it seemed that the shaft fractured when the force was applied due to severe tortuosity.
There was no patient injury reported.
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