It was reported that outer coating of the catheter was peeling off.A 2.4mm jetstream xc catheter was selected for use for an arteriogram in the superficial femoral artery (sfa).During use inside the patient, the tip of the catheter became kinked and the outer material of the catheter appeared to be coming off.The catheter did not fully separate.The catheter was then removed.A second jetstream xc catheter was selected, however, the catheter became disconnected from the console and upon re-connecting the catheter to console, the console would not recognize the catheter and an error message occurred.The procedure was then completed at that point with no further use of the jetstream.There were no complications reported and the patient's status post procedure was fine.
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