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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.Possible factors that could contribute to balloon material ruptures include, but are not limited to, balloon damage during processing of the balloon material, inflation technique, interactions with other devices or patient anatomy.The product risk assessment identifies this as a foreseeable event; as such, design and manufacturing controls and mitigations have been established for potential causes.In this case, a conclusive cause for the reported balloon rupture could not be determined since limited information was reported.There is no indication of a product quality issue with respect to the design, manufacture, or labeling of the device.
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