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It was reported that the procedure performed was to treat a moderately calcified, moderately tortuous left anterior descending coronary artery.When attempting to inflate the 2.50x12mm trek rx balloon dilatation catheter, the balloon failed to inflate and was losing pressure.A 2.5x15mm sapphire 3 balloon was used to complete the procedure.There were no adverse patient effects 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 material 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 query of the complaint handling database for the reported lot revealed there is no indication of a lot specific issue.Based on the reported information and the observations from the returned analysis, a definitive cause for the reported issue could not be determined.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, lesion calcification or a previously implanted stent.In this case, a conclusive cause for the reported balloon rupture could not be determined since limited information was reported.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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