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It was reported that the balloon ruptured.A 4.0 x 200mm, 150cm ranger paclitaxel-coated pta balloon catheter was selected for an endovascular therapy (evt) procedure for lower-extremity arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery.The lesion was 75% stenosed with moderately tortuous anatomy (simple curvature) and severe calcification.After one inflation, the balloon ruptured at 5 atm pressure.The balloon was removed without any problem.There were no patient complications, and the case was completed with a different device of the same model.
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