It was reported that the procedure was to treat a heavily calcified, mildly tortuous, de novo lesion in the right common femoral artery.
After an unspecified stent was implanted in the right common femoral artery, post-dilatation was being performed with an 8x40mm armada 35 balloon dilatation catheter (bdc), when the balloon ruptured due to the heavy calcification at the lesion.
The bdc was then being removed from the anatomy when it became stuck with the tip of the sheath.
It was decided that the bdc and sheath would be removed from the lesion as a single unit, however the balloon became stuck in calcium, while the sheath was removed intact.
The bdc became separated, and the tip of the device was left inside the vessel.
The patient was put under general anesthesia (ga), and a cut down procedure was performed to successfully remove the ruptured balloon from the anatomy.
There was no adverse patient sequela, however there was a reported clinically significant delay due to the cut down procedure.
No additional information was provided.
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