Concomitant products = philips pioneer catheter, 014 roadrunner, merit 5/6fr sheath.
Reporter occupation = lab manager.
(b)(4).
This report includes information known at this time.
A follow-up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.
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As reported, during an interventional procedure for a chronic total occlusion of the left superficial femoral artery, an advance 18 lp low profile balloon catheter ruptured and separated.
The lesion was crossed using another manufacturer's catheter and the lesion was pre-dilated with a cook 2x6 18lp balloon.
The complaint device was then inserted over a cook 0.
014 inch roadrunner wire guide.
The balloon was inflated to approximately five or six atmospheres using a 50/50 ratio of omnipaque contrast to saline, at which point the balloon ruptured.
The user then attempted to remove the balloon over the wire; however, it became stuck, possibly within the heavily calcified lesion, and separated.
The sheath and balloon catheter were removed as a unit.
The distal marker and separated portion of the balloon were left in the body, wrapped around the wire guide.
A 6x13 cook performer sheath was then inserted and the user removed the separated portion of the device by pulling the wire guide and balloon fragment through the sheath.
The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.
According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.
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