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The following information was received from merit medical on behalf of the user facility: extraction procedure of an a-lead ((b)(6)) that had been in place for approximately 10 years.When the evolution (evo11) was advanced to the j-curve of the lead, the tip of the lead became detached.Subsequently, the patient developed hypotension, and an open thoracotomy was performed.A laceration was found around the right atrium superior vena cava (ra-svc) junction.After the thoracotomy, the chest was closed, and the patient was transferred out of the operating room.
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