During stent placement for thoracic aorta dissection, it was reported the aurous centimeter vessel sizing catheter was found to have a hole at the tip.No vessel tortuosity, scarring, or calcification which could contribute to the damage was reported.The physician injected contrast medium to the thoracic aorta with a high pressure injector.Pressure was "800".The operator found that the contrast diffused at the distal end of the catheter.The complaint device was withdrawn for a check and a hole was discovered.Another catheter was used to finish the procedure and the patient was doing well.The patient did not require any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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Investigation ¿ evaluation: a review of the dimensional verification, complaint history, device history record, documentation, drawing, manufacturing instructions, 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 rupture, which was noted at a distance of 5.9 cm from the proximal end of the catheter.The rupture was measured to be 2 mm x 2 mm in size.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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