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It was reported that during one procedure for middle cerebral artery (mca) stenosis, the physician delivered the intermediate catheter smoothly to the lesion site, then exchanged for the subject guidewire.When torquing the subject guidewire, the physician found that the distal tip of the subject guidewire fractured.The physician then used a gateway balloon to clamp the fractured guidewire and retrieve it.The patient was reported to be fine.The subject device was replaced, and the procedure was completed successfully.No clinical consequences were reported to the patient due to this event.
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