Balloon angioplasty was being performed on left arm av fistula with tight stenosis.A.035 glidewire was advanced past the lesion.Balloon was advanced over the wire by physician.Balloon was slowly inflated over 2 minutes to burst pressure.Balloon ruptured circumferentially and fractured part of balloon had to be retrieved via cut-down procedure.Manufacturer response for balloon, cook (b)(4) (per site reporter): i will send info from the conversations between the radiologic practitioner assistant and cook.
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