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It was reported, during a lower extremity angioplasty the advance micro ¿ 14 ultra low-profile pta balloon catheter ruptured in the patient's calcified vessel.There was no vessel angulation.The complaint device was removed in its entirety from the patient's anatomy and the procedure was successfully completed using another balloon catheter.Although requested, the complainant did not know if the complaint device ruptured longitudinally or circumferentially.Additionally, the inflation pressure at the time of the event was unknown.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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A review of the dimensional verification, complaint history, device history record, drawing, instructions for use (ifu), quality control, specifications, and a visual inspection and functional evaluation of the returned device were conducted during the investigation.The visual inspection of the returned device confirmed the presence of a kink which was noted a distance of 4.1 cm from the proximal end of the device.A pin hole was also noted in the balloon a length of 1.2 cm from the distal end of the catheter.Additionally, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.There is no evidence to suggest the product was not made to specifications.A review of the device history record showed no nonconforming events which could contribute to this failure mode.It should be noted there were no other reported complaints for this lot number.Based on the information provided, the examination of the returned product, and the results of our investigation, a definitive root cause could not be determined.We will continue to monitor for similar complaints.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is required.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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