It was reported that during the implant procedure for the left ventricular (lv) lead, the suture sleeve was lost.The operators were unable to determine if it was lost in the patient or outside of the body.Fluoroscopy was performed and the suture sleeve was not observed.A computerized tomography (ct) scan was being considered to determine if the sleeve was in the patient's vasculature.At this time, the location of the sleeve is unable to be determined.The left ventricular (lv) lead remains in use.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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