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It was reported that the procedure was performed to treat a lesion in the superficial femoral artery (sfa).The 6x200 armada 018 balloon dilatation catheter (bdc) was advanced to the target lesion and the balloon was inflated; however, the balloon ruptured during the first inflation to nominal pressure.Therefore, the bdc was removed from the patient.Another different size balloon was used to complete the procedure.There was no adverse patient effect and no clinically significant delay in the procedure.No additional information was provided.
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Visual inspection and functional testing were performed on the returned device.The reported balloon rupture was confirmed.Production record and corrective and preventative 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 the observations from the returned analysis, a definitive cause for the reported balloon rupture could not be determined.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.In this case, a conclusive cause for the reported balloon rupture could not be determined since limited information was provided.Based on the results of the complaint investigation there is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to the design, manufacture, or labeling of the device.
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