During a procedure, an attempt was made to use one sprinter legend rx ptca balloon catheter to treat a non-tortuous, moderately calcified lesion exhibiting 50% stenosis located in the mid diagonal branch.
The device was not inspected.
Negative prep was performed with no issues noted.
The sprinter legend was being used to pre-dilate the lesion.
Resistance was encountered when advancing the device.
Excessive force was not used during delivery.
It was reported that inflation difficulties initially occurred during balloon inflation.
It was also reported that balloon deflation difficulties occurred, the device would not deflate at the lesion site and removal difficulties occurred following balloon inflation.
It was stated that the balloon was removed from the patient in a filled state resulting in prolonged operation time.
The patient was reported to be alive with no injury.
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