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The incident information was reviewed; however, the product was not returned to abbott vascular for analysis.Possible factors that could contribute to balloon material ruptures include, but are not limited to, balloon damage during processing of the balloon material, insufficient preparation, inflation technique, interactions with other devices or lesion calcification.In this case, a conclusive cause for the reported balloon rupture could not be determined since the device was not returned for analysis and limited information was provided.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respects to the design, manufacture, or labeling of the device.The additional armada 35 device referenced in b5 is filed under separate medwatch report number.
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