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It was reported that the procedure was to treat a lesion in the peroneal artery.The 3x60mm armada 18 balloon dilatation catheter (bdc) was advanced to the target lesion and the balloon was attempted to be inflated twice, however, the balloon was noted to be leaking contrast.Therefore, the bdc was removed from the patient.There was no adverse patient effect and no clinically significant delay reported in the procedure.After removal, outside the patient the balloon was injected with contrast again and a hole was noted in the balloon.Another armada was used to complete the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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Visual and functional analysis was performed on the returned device.The reported balloon rupture was confirmed.Production record and corrective and preventive actions (capa) reviews were performed and revealed no indication of a product quality issue.Additionally, a review of the complaint history identified no other similar complaints from this lot.Based on the reported information and results of the complaint investigation there is no indication the reported balloon rupture is related to a potential product quality issue.Balloon material ruptures can be affected by numerous factors including, but not limited to, balloon damage during processing of the balloon material, materials, inflation technique, and interactions with other devices or lesion calcification.There was no leak noted during preparation or during the first inflation, which suggests a product quality issue did not contribute to the reported difficulties.In this case, it is possible that the balloon interacted with the patient¿s anatomy such that the balloon became damaged and subsequently ruptured during inflation; however, a conclusive cause cannot be determined since limited information was provided.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to the design, manufacture, or labeling of the device.D1 correction: brand name updated d2a correction: common device name updated d3 correction: name, address updated e1 - physician's first name/last name updated from (b)(6).
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