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As reported by the field, during an endovascular embolization to a left posterior communicating artery aneurysm, the physician filled the aneurysm with an orbit galaxycoil (640cf0721, (b)(6)) and found that the coil was unraveled/stretched.The physician retracted the coil and switched a new one to complete the surgery.The microcatheter was not replaced.Additional event information received on (b)(6) 2024 indicated that an echelon10 microcatheter was used.No other coils were advanced through the same microcatheter prior to the resistance encountered.There was no blood flow restriction/reduction as a result of the event.There was moderate vascular calcification.There were no procedural delays due to the event.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Information regarding patient weight, height, medical history, race, and ethnicity was not reported.Section d2b ¿ procode: krd/hcg.Section e1.Initial reporter phone: (b)(6).The device was discarded; therefore, no further investigation can be performed.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device 31047862 number, and no non-conformances related to the malfunction were identified.With the information available and without the product available for analysis, the reported customer complaint could not be confirmed.Based on the manufacturing record evaluation, there is no indication that the event is related to the device manufacturing process.The exact cause of the event could not be determined; however, there are circumstances of the procedure that may have contributed to the reported failure.Coil stretching is a known potential issue associated with the use of this device.The instructions for use (ifu) provide proper handling instructions for the device to prevent such issues from occurring.Stretching can occur during procedure handling where force may have been inadvertently applied.As part of the post market surveillance program, information from this complaint is trended to identify statistical signals for consideration of further correction action.Since there was no evidence to suggest the event was related to a manufacturing or design issue, no corrective actions will be taken at this time.Missing information from this report is identified as blank; this information was not provided in the reported event or available at the time of report submission.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803 (and/or part 4, as applicable).This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by cerenovus, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, cerenovus, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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