It was reported that during a carotis stenting procedure using a flexor shuttle select guiding sheath, the radiopaque marker on the tip was not visible.But the physician was able to finish the procedure with this introducer.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.
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Corrected information: device evaluated by mfr.Investigation - evaluation: a review of the complaint history, drawings, device history record, documentation, trends, quality control, visual inspection of the returned device and supplier investigation was conducted.A flexor shuttle select guiding sheath was returned for investigation.The tuohy-borst proximal fitting was not returned with the sheath.The sheath tubing was visually examined and no notable damage was observed.The distal end of the sheath was cut to verify the presence of the radiopaque marker band.However, no marker band was found.A document-based investigation was performed.Review of the device history record of the finished product shows no nonconforming events that would contribute to this failure mode.There were no other reported complaints for this lot number.A supplier investigation was requested and concluded that the root cause of this failure was attributed to the supplier quality inspections.Measures have been conducted to address this failure mode.Monitoring will continue to be performed for similar complaints.
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