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It was reported, the physician confirmed air entry in the aurous centimeter vessel sizing catheter when performing final confirmatory angiography during the stent graft placement although, it could be used with no problem before the final angiography.He stopped using the device.The device was replaced with another aurous centimeter vessel sizing catheter to complete the procedure.There have been no adverse effects to the patient reported.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unavailable, or unchanged.Investigation ¿ evaluation.A review of the dimensional verification, complaint history, device history record, documentation, drawing, manufacturing instructions, quality control, 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 compression, which was noted 3mm from the distal tip of the device.A hairline was also noticed in the hub.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 established.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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