| Model Number |
2076-5040 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
08/12/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Report source: foreign- (b)(6).Visual inspection found a tear on the balloon and a wrinkled transition tubing.During functional testing using an indeflator filled with green color dye water, the device was pressurized and at less than 2 atm, a leak on the balloon was present.Under microscopic inspection, a semi-radial balloon tear was observed.The ifu warns at least 99.9% of the balloons (with a 95% confidence level) will not burst at or below the rbp.
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Event or Problem Description
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The angiosculpt device was used to treat a severely calcified mid sfa.During inflation, the balloon ruptured at 13 bar.The procedure was completed with a new angiosculpt device.No patient injury reported.This product problem is being submitted because the balloon burst semi-radially below rbp.There is a potential for harm if the malfunction were to occur.
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